HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2886        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1990

 

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 relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/18/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/24/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/24/2021

Peter Capano

11th Essex

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2886        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1990

By Mr. Hendricks of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1990) of Christopher Hendricks and others relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3571 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring.

 

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 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the words  “or hands”, in line 82, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- ,distally to the elbows, or distally to the knees.