Arizona SB1135 amends workers' compensation death benefits to specify payment amounts and durations for various dependents.
Arizona SB1135 revises the state's workers' compensation law to detail the death benefits for dependents of deceased employees. It specifies that burial expenses are capped at $10,000. For wholly dependent children, benefits are set at 25% of the deceased's average monthly wage until they turn 18, or 22 if they are full-time students. Partially dependent children receive 15% of the wage. For wholly dependent siblings, benefits are 35% of the wage, while partially dependent siblings receive 15%.
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