20 CFR § 702.809 - What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for temporary total disability?
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t20/s702.809
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
Authority
5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 33 U.S.C. 901 42 U.S.C. 1651 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan N... 5 U.S.C. 301, and 8171 33 U.S.C. 901 42 U.S.C. 1651 43 U.S.C. 1333; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
# 702.809 What weekly minimum rates apply to compensation for temporary total disability?(a) The minimum compensation payable for temporary total disability is the lower of:(1) The minimum rate in effect on the date of disability, or(2) The employee's average weekly wage on the date of disability.(b) Example: Employee *A* suffers a covered workplace injury on May 6, 2014. He is temporarily totally disabled until November 6, 2015, when he returns to work. His average weekly wages at the time of disability were $500.00. Because his calculated compensation rate (*i.e.,* 66 and 2/3% of $500.00, or $333.34) is lower than the $336.67 FY 2014 minimum rate, *A's* compensation is raised to $336.67 for the entire period of his disability.