If an ER is guilty of serious and willful misconduct the EE's compensation is:

If an ER is guilty of serious and willful misconduct the EE's compensation is:

• A. Increased by 10%.
• B. Increased by $250.
• C. Increased by one-half.
• D. Increased by one-half up to $10k.

Answer: (C)

When the employer is found to have serious and willful misconduct, the employee’s compensation is increased by one-half. This means the amount due as indemnity rises by 50% on top of the regular benefits, as a penalty and normalizes the employee’s loss with a stronger incentive for safe and fair practices. To see how it works, think of the standard compensation as the base amount. If that base would be, say, 800 in a given period, the add-on is 50% of 800, which is 400. The employee would receive 1,200 for that period. There is no cap stated in this rule—the increase applies to the compensation otherwise payable. This remedy applies only if serious and willful misconduct by the employer is established; it’s the punitive and corrective response to egregious employer behavior, not a general fault or minor error.

When the employer is found to have serious and willful misconduct, the employee’s compensation is increased by one-half. This means the amount due as indemnity rises by 50% on top of the regular benefits, as a penalty and normalizes the employee’s loss with a stronger incentive for safe and fair practices.

To see how it works, think of the standard compensation as the base amount. If that base would be, say, 800 in a given period, the add-on is 50% of 800, which is 400. The employee would receive 1,200 for that period. There is no cap stated in this rule—the increase applies to the compensation otherwise payable.

This remedy applies only if serious and willful misconduct by the employer is established; it’s the punitive and corrective response to egregious employer behavior, not a general fault or minor error.