SENATE DOCKET, NO. 365        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1909

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas M. McGee

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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 workers compensation for veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 365        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1909

By Mr. McGee, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1909) of Thomas M. McGee, Marjorie C. Decker and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to workers compensation for veterans.  Veterans and Federal Affairs.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1739 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 workers compensation for veterans.

 

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

Subsection 7A of Section 1 of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the paragraph the following:-

“Any employee who served in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard and as a result of such service sustained an emotional or physical injury, who in the course of, or arising out of, this employment, receives a personal injury which combines with, or is aggravated or prolonged by, such disability, shall be entitled to compensation regardless of the extent to which the services related disability contributes.”