Arizona Laws 23-954. Payment of interest on awards
Interest on the payment of benefits shall be paid at a rate of interest at the lesser of ten percent per annum or a rate per annum that is equal to one percent plus the prime rate as published by the board of governors of the federal reserve system in statistical release H.15 or any publication that may supersede it on the date benefits are paid. Interest shall be paid only in the following instances:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-954
- Award: means the finding or decision of an administrative law judge or the commission as to the amount of compensation or benefit due an injured employee or the dependents of a deceased employee. See Arizona Laws 23-901
- Commission: means the industrial commission of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 23-901
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
1. On an award entered by the commission or by notice of claim status awarding permanent partial disability benefits pursuant to section 23-1044, subsection B or C or permanent total disability benefits pursuant to section 23-1045, subsection B or C, if benefits are not paid within ten days after the date the award or notice becomes final.
2. On a claim for dependent benefits, if the claim is denied and subsequently accepted or found compensable by award of the commission, from the date the claim for benefits was filed.