85.37 COMPENSATION SCHEDULE.
If an employee receives a personal injury causing temporary total
disability, or causing a permanent partial disability for which
compensation is payable during a healing period, compensation for the
temporary total disability or for the healing period shall be upon
the basis provided in this section. The weekly benefit amount
payable to any employee for any one week shall be upon the basis of
eighty percent of the employee's weekly spendable earnings, but shall
not exceed an amount, rounded to the nearest dollar, equal to
sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the statewide average weekly wage
paid employees as determined by the department of workforce
development under section 96.19, subsection 36, and in effect at the
time of the injury. However, as of July 1, 1975; July 1, 1977; July
1, 1979; and July 1, 1981, the maximum weekly benefit amount rounded
to the nearest dollar shall be increased so that it equals one
hundred percent, one hundred thirty-three and one-third percent, one
hundred sixty-six and two-thirds percent, and two hundred percent,
respectively, of the statewide average weekly wage as determined
above. Total weekly compensation for any employee shall not exceed
eighty percent per week of the employee's weekly spendable earnings.
The minimum weekly benefit amount shall be equal to the weekly
benefit amount of a person whose gross weekly earnings are
thirty-five percent of the statewide average weekly wage, or to the
spendable weekly earnings of the employee, whichever are less.
Such compensation shall be in addition to the benefits provided by
sections 85.27 and 85.28.
85.37 COMPENSATION SCHEDULE.
If an employee receives a personal injury causing temporary total
disability, or causing a permanent partial disability for which
compensation is payable during a healing period, compensation for the
temporary total disability or for the healing period shall be upon
the basis provided in this section. The weekly benefit amount
payable to any employee for any one week shall be upon the basis of
eighty percent of the employee's weekly spendable earnings, but shall
not exceed an amount, rounded to the nearest dollar, equal to
sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the statewide average weekly wage
paid employees as determined by the department of workforce
development under section 96.19, subsection 36, and in effect at the
time of the injury. However, as of July 1, 1975; July 1, 1977; July
1, 1979; and July 1, 1981, the maximum weekly benefit amount rounded
to the nearest dollar shall be increased so that it equals one
hundred percent, one hundred thirty-three and one-third percent, one
hundred sixty-six and two-thirds percent, and two hundred percent,
respectively, of the statewide average weekly wage as determined
above. Total weekly compensation for any employee shall not exceed
eighty percent per week of the employee's weekly spendable earnings.
The minimum weekly benefit amount shall be equal to the weekly
benefit amount of a person whose gross weekly earnings are
thirty-five percent of the statewide average weekly wage, or to the
spendable weekly earnings of the employee, whichever are less.
Such compensation shall be in addition to the benefits provided by
sections 85.27 and 85.28.
85.37 COMPENSATION SCHEDULE.
If an employee receives a personal injury causing temporary total
disability, or causing a permanent partial disability for which
compensation is payable during a healing period, compensation for the
temporary total disability or for the healing period shall be upon
the basis provided in this section. The weekly benefit amount
payable to any employee for any one week shall be upon the basis of
eighty percent of the employee's weekly spendable earnings, but shall
not exceed an amount, rounded to the nearest dollar, equal to
sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the statewide average weekly wage
paid employees as determined by the department of workforce
development under section 96.19, subsection 36, and in effect at the
time of the injury. However, as of July 1, 1975; July 1, 1977; July
1, 1979; and July 1, 1981, the maximum weekly benefit amount rounded
to the nearest dollar shall be increased so that it equals one
hundred percent, one hundred thirty-three and one-third percent, one
hundred sixty-six and two-thirds percent, and two hundred percent,
respectively, of the statewide average weekly wage as determined
above. Total weekly compensation for any employee shall not exceed
eighty percent per week of the employee's weekly spendable earnings.
The minimum weekly benefit amount shall be equal to the weekly
benefit amount of a person whose gross weekly earnings are
thirty-five percent of the statewide average weekly wage, or to the
spendable weekly earnings of the employee, whichever are less.
Such compensation shall be in addition to the benefits provided by
sections 85.27 and 85.28.
