North Dakota Workers’ Compensation Laws

The worker’s spouse and children may receive death benefits in North Dakota. If no dependents exist, an amount of $15,000 will be paid to non-dependent children. If there aren’t any, this will be paid to the deceased worker’s parents.

As far as compensation goes, the burial allowance in the state is $10,000. North Dakota families also can be paid up to 66 2/3% of the pre-injury wage of the worker and $15 per child per week. 

The minimum benefit is $576 per week while the maximum weekly amount is $1,200. A lump sum of $2,500 may be paid to the spouse or guardian of the children as well as $800 for each dependent child.

Death benefits are available until $300,000 has been paid out or the surviving spouse dies. If the spouse remarries, they get a lump sum equal to two years' compensation. Surviving children are provided with benefits until they are 18 (or 22 if they are in school.) Benefits may continue for disabled kids.

Workers’ compensation settlement in ND is an offer from an insurance company to pay money instead of wages and medical benefits. These can be structured payments or lump sums. The settlement amount will vary based on the severity of the injury, the received treatments, where the employee lives, and what their disability rating is.

All workers' compensation claims need to be filed within one year of an injury or two years of a death. The injury date is the first day an average person would have known an employee suffered an injury and lost wages, got medical treatment, or both.