{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-702.811","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 702.811","heading":"What weekly minimum rates apply to death benefits?","body":"(a) The average weekly wage used to compute death benefits is the greater of—\n(1) The deceased employee's average weekly wages; or\n(2) The national average weekly wage in effect at the time of the employee's death.\n(b) The weekly minimum rate does not apply to death benefits.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER A—LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT AND RELATED STATUTES","PART 702—ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE","Subpart H—Maximum and Minimum Compensation Rates"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"f97c44692a95e9ac1fd6c120f2b0bfe6483aa86e4f0ce92dbf81e9997238f227","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-702.810","next":"us/20-cfr-703.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}