HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1410 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3590
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher Hendricks
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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 to modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Christopher Hendricks | 11th Bristol | 1/16/2019 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 2/1/2019 |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Claire D. Cronin | 11th Plymouth | 2/25/2019 |
Peter Capano | 11th Essex | 2/25/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 2/25/2019 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 2/26/2019 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 2/28/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/26/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 2/28/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1410 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3590
By Mr. Hendricks of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3590) of Christopher Hendricks and others for legislation to modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits. Labor and Workforce Development. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to modify weekly workers' compensation disability 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 1. Section 34 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “sixty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 66.
SECTION 2. Section 34A of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 4 and 5, the word “two-thirds” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 70 per cent.
SECTION 3. Section 35 of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 14, the words “two hundred sixty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 520.
SECTION 4. Said section 35 of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 15 and lines 29 and 30, the words “five hundred twenty” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- 780.
SECTION 5. Said section 35 of said chapter 152, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 32, the words “three hundred sixty-four” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 520.