HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2612        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2275

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Diana DiZoglio

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

1/16/2015

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

10/30/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

10/30/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

10/30/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

10/30/2019

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

10/30/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

10/30/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

10/30/2019

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

10/30/2019

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

10/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2612        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2275

By Ms. DiZoglio of Methuen, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2275) of Diana DiZoglio and others relative to expenses incurred in defense against denial of benefits by incapacitated employees.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2322 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 111F of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is amended by adding a new paragraph after line 51 as follows:-

An employee of labor organization who has incurred expense in successfully challenging the denial by a city or town of benefits provided by this section; and who has engaged an attorney for such challenge shall be reimbursed for such reasonable expense.