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(iv) In addition to the limitations set forth in subclause (iii),

the following shall apply:

(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (iii) (B),

for calendar years 2020 through 2023, the maximum

weekly benefit rate shall not increase if the trigger

percentage determined under section 301.7(a) is less

than one hundred ten per centum (110%) as of

July 1, 2019.

(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subclause (iii) (B.1),

for calendar year 2024, the maximum weekly benefit

rate may not increase from the preceding year if the

trigger percentage determined under section 301.7(a)

is less than two hundred fifteen per centum (215%)

as of July 1, 2023.

(C) If the maximum weekly benefit rate does not

increase under subparagraph (B), it may not increase

until the year following a July 1 determination under

section 301.7(a) that the trigger percentage is at least

two hundred fifty per centum (250%).

(D) If the conditions of subparagraph (C) are met, for the

purpose of determining the maximum weekly

benefit, subclause (iii) shall apply.

(v) If, on July 1, 2025, the trigger percentage determined under

section 301.7(a) is less than two hundred fifty per centum

(250%), the following shall apply:

(A) Notwithstanding the definition of "highest quarterly

wages" in subsection (b), but subject to subclause

(vi), "highest quarterly wages" for purposes of this

section for calendar years 2026 and thereafter shall

be the average of the total wages (computed to the

nearest dollar), which were paid to the employe

computed as follows:

(I) The wages paid to the employe in that calendar

quarter in which such total wages were highest

during the base year shall be calculated.