{"id":4461,"date":"2018-03-01T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T20:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/?p=4461"},"modified":"2018-03-01T16:01:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T20:01:50","slug":"how-is-average-weekly-wage-determined-in-north-carolina-and-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/how-is-average-weekly-wage-determined-in-north-carolina-and-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"How Is Average Weekly Wage Determined in North Carolina and Virginia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The amount of wage benefits injured workers receive is based on the following calculation\/formula:<\/span><\/p>\n

2\/3rds (.66667) of your average weekly wage (AWW) times the number of weeks you\u2019re entitled to benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

The AWW is determined in one of the four following ways:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. If you worked at your job for over a year, then your AWW is \u2013 how much you earned for 52 weeks before your workplace injury – divided by the number of weeks you worked. If you didn\u2019t work for seven or more days in a row, then the number of weeks is reduced.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. If you worked for fewer than 52 weeks, then your AWW is \u2013 how much you earned while you worked divided by the number of weeks you worked.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. If you didn\u2019t enough weeks to make a fair determination, then your AWW is the amount an employee doing the same type of job who was just starting would be expected to earn<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. If none of the first three methods is fair, then your AWW is based on the best approximation to what you would be earning if the injury had not occurred.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Workers in North Carolina can only receive the state <\/span>maximum<\/b>. The maximum generally increases each year. The maximum North Carolina benefits, after the 2\/3rds time AWW calculation, for the past 10 years are:<\/span><\/p>\n