District Of Columbia § 1-623.12 - Maximum and minimum monthly compensation.
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§ 1-623.12. Maximum and minimum monthly compensation.
1-623.12Except as provided by , the monthly rate of compensation for disability, including augmented compensation under , but not including additional compensation under , may not be more than 75% of the monthly pay of the maximum rate of basic pay for GS-15 as provided in § 5332 of Title 5 of the United States Code or its equivalent as provided in . In case of total disability and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the monthly rate of compensation may not be less than 75% of the monthly pay of the minimum rate of basic pay for GS-2 as provided in § 5332 of Title 5 of the United States Code or its equivalent as provided in , or the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, whichever is less.
For employees hired after December 31, 1979, who make a claim for compensation for disability or death after December 29, 1994, except as provided in , the monthly rate of compensation for disability, including augmented compensation under , but not including additional compensation under , may not be more than 73% of the monthly pay of the maximum rate of basic pay for DS-12, Step 10. In the case of total disability the monthly rate of compensation may not be less than 75% of the monthly pay of the minimum rate of basic pay for DS-2, Step 1, or the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, whichever is less.
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Section 1-623.12 ("Maximum and minimum monthly compensation.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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