On one hand, that also limits the total amount of recovery to which they are entitled but it guarantees recovery to millions of workers without the need to engage in legal disputes that could result in no award or that could delay any award for a long time. Setting Rates for Businesses

The New York State Workers Compensation Board utilizes several different mechanisms to set compensation rates. According to the Average Weekly Wage (AWW), total disability benefit rates for most claimants is calculated based on the value of one week's average annual earnings as reflected in data from the prior year's payroll. According to the AWW for disability benefits claims, calculations are based on the earning of the disabled employee during the eight...

In principle, the amounts of those different code-based figures reflect the relative risk and dangers associated with different types of employment and different vocational environments. Finally, where there are any outstanding legal issues about benefit rates that preclude the use of established classification codes, the New York State Workers Compensation Board applies a tentative weekly rate for carrier indemnity payments.