OPINION
RUSSELL A. ANDERSON, Justice.
The Workers' Compensation Act provides that the death benefit for an employee's surviving spouse and dependent children is calculated as a percentage of the deceased employee's wage at the time of injury, subject to a maximum weekly compensation rate, adjusted annually. The Act further provides that when the last dependent child is no longer dependent, the surviving spouse is paid a weekly benefit for an additional ten...
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