§392-44  Payment of disability benefits. Benefits provided under this chapter shall be paid periodically and promptlyand, except as to a contested period of disability, without any decision by thedirector.  The first payment of benefits shall be paid within ten days,exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the filing of requiredproof of claim.  Thereafter, benefits shall be due and payable every twoweeks.  The director may determine that benefits may be paid monthly orsemi-monthly if wages were so paid, and may authorize deviation from theforegoing requirements to facilitate prompt payment of benefits.  If anemployer or insurer fails to make the first payment of benefits within tendays, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the filing ofrequired proof of claim, the director shall, unless good cause can be shown,require the employer or insurer to pay such benefits plus an additional ten percent of the benefits due and payable to the employee. [L 1969, c 148, pt of §1;am L 1971, c 109, §1(g)]