AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ALLOWED FOR DISABILITY OR DEATH CASES FROM SIXTY-SIX AND TWO-THIRDS PERCENT TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE FOR THE STATE PER WEEK; TO AMEND SECTIONS 71-3-17 AND 71-3-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A DEATH BENEFIT AMOUNT AND PAYMENT; TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 71-3-13, 71-3-17, 71-3-21, 71-3-25