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Who is entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits when a worker is killed on the job?

The surviving spouse of a deceased worker is entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits for the remainder of his/her life, in addition to any children the deceased worker may have had who were under the age of 18 at the time of the workers' death, or under the age of 23 and attending school. In a case where the injured worker had no spouse and no children under the age of 18, the deceased worker's estate would be entitled to a lump-sum payment in the amount of $50,000.00.