HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1284 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1006
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Sean Garballey and Claire D. Cronin
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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 providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Claire D. Cronin | 11th Plymouth | 1/20/2017 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 11/1/2017 |
John C. Velis | 4th Hampden | 1/24/2017 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 11/1/2017 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 11/1/2017 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 11/1/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 11/1/2017 |
Jeffrey N. Roy | 10th Norfolk | 11/1/2017 |
Paul Tucker | 7th Essex | 11/1/2017 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 11/1/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1284 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1006
By Representatives Garballey of Arlington and Cronin of Easton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1006) of Sean Garballey, Claire Cronin and others relative to benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the workers’ compensation law. Labor and Workforce Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1707 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 36(k) of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the words "fifteen thousand dollars" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 30 times the average weekly wage in the commonwealth as determined pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29 of chapter 151A. and by striking out in lines 4-6 the words “No amount shall be payable under this section for disfigurement that is purely scar-based, unless such disfigurement is on the face, neck or hands.”