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How Much Do I Get?

• Most claimants receive $66 per day
• Generally for 2-week period
  • Unemployment benefits $660
  • Sickness benefits resulting from on-the-job injury $660
  • Other sickness benefits reduced to $622.71 for tier I tax for first 6 months

Notes:

• Up to a total of $8,580 of normal benefits payable in benefit year but no more than base-year earnings, counting earnings up to $1,718 per month in calendar year 2010.
• First 6 months of sickness benefits not resulting from on-the-job injuries credited as tier I compensation but not as service months.
• $660 biweekly sickness payment subject to tier I tax of 5.65%.

  Maximum net payment is $622.71

  $660.00
   - 37.29 (5.65%)
  $622.71

• These payments are reported on the BA-6 form as miscellaneous compensation.
• Daily benefit rate remains $66 in benefit year beginning July 2012.
• Current projections estimate daily benefit rate will increase in increments to $91 by 2021.