White v. Weinberger Builders, Inc.

A statute enacted in 19551 provided that any permanently and totally disabled person receiving workmen’s compensation payments in amounts per week less than the present schedule and for a lesser number of weeks than the duration of such disability shall be paid at the current rate of compensation for the duration of such disability. Formerly, compensation was payable to persons permanently and totally disabled for 750-800 weeks;2 an increase in the rate of compensation benefits did not benefit those previously injured.3

The burden of this enhancement of benefits was not imposed on the…