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VT LEG #371318 v.1 Sec. 33. 21 V.S.A. § 642 is amended to read: § 642. TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS (a)(1) Where the injury causes total disability for work, during such the disability, but not including the first three days, with the day of the accident to be counted as the first day, unless the employee received full wages for that day, the employer shall pay the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to two-thirds of the employee’s average weekly wages, but. (2) The weekly compensation shall be in an amount that is not more than the maximum nor less than the minimum weekly compensation. (3) Compensation paid pursuant to this subsection shall be adjusted on the first July 1 following the receipt of 26 weeks of benefits and annually on each subsequent July 1, so that the compensation continues to bear the same percentage relationship to the average weekly wage in the State as it did at the time of injury. (b)(1) In addition, the injured employee, during the disability period shall receive $10.00 a to the amount paid pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the employer shall pay the injured employee during the disability $20.00 per week for each dependent child who is unmarried and under the age of 21 years of age, provided that no other injured worker is receiving the same benefits on behalf of the dependent child or children. However, in no event shall an (2) The amount allowed for the dependent children shall be adjusted weekly to reflect the number of dependent children during each week of