A deceased worker’s dependents can receive death benefits, along with funeral and burial costs.
Survivor benefits are two-thirds of the workers’ average weekly wage for up to 500 weeks. They are provided to a person who is wholly dependent on the deceased worker, including a spouse or minor child. If there are no dependents, the benefit is paid to the next of kin as a lump sum payment.
In North Carolina, workers’ compensation covers up to $10,000 of a deceased worker’s funeral and burial costs.