A contractor's employee in Alabama earns $45,000 annually and suffers a work-related injury resulting in 25% permanent partial disability. What is the maximum number of weeks of compensation benefits available?
Correct Answer
A) 125 weeks
Alabama workers' compensation provides up to 300 weeks maximum for permanent partial disability, but the specific calculation is 25% × 500 weeks = 125 weeks for 25% disability.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Under Alabama workers' compensation law, permanent partial disability benefits are calculated as: disability percentage × 500 weeks. For 25% disability: 0.25 × 500 = 125 weeks. The employee's salary is provided as a distractor; the number of weeks is determined solely by the disability percentage and the 500-week statutory maximum.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option B: 175 weeks
175 weeks would correspond to a 35% disability rating (0.35 × 500 = 175). This number does not match the 25% disability stated in the question.
Option C: 200 weeks
200 weeks corresponds to a 40% disability rating (0.40 × 500 = 200). Applying this figure ignores the stated 25% disability level.
Option D: 150 weeks
150 weeks corresponds to a 30% disability rating (0.30 × 500 = 150). This reflects a misremembering or misapplication of the percentage.
Memory Technique
Formula: % disability × 500 = weeks. For 25%: think 'quarter of 500' = 125. The salary is for dollar math, not week math.
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