MA H1636

Bill

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 36(k) of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, which deals with workers' compensation disfigurement benefits. It increases the maximum amount payable for disfigurement from $15,000 to 30 times the average weekly wage in the Commonwealth, as determined under the state's unemployment insurance law. Additionally, it removes the restriction that no amount is payable for disfigurement that is "purely scar-based" unless it is on the face, neck, or hands.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Tony Cabral (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Mark Montigny (D), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4026 (on 08/05/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1636

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1636
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1636.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1638	Protecting the employment benefits of Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2164	Relative to option (D) beneficiaries	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2167	Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H2182	Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2229	Directing the State Board of Retirement to grant certain retirement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2241	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2268	Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2317	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Accompanied S1554	Similar To
H2348	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3153	Relative to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4006	Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H4026	Providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Replaced by
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H51	Relative to joint and last survivor allowance for judicial retirement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1512	Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1548	Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied H2215	Similar To
S1687	Relative to commuter transit benefits	Accompanied H2618	Similar To
S2311	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S544	Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1638

Protecting the employment benefits of Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard Auxiliary members

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2164

Relative to option (D) beneficiaries

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2167

Relative to the health insurance and other benefits in the town of East Brookfield

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H2182

Relative to employees of the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2229

Directing the State Board of Retirement to grant certain retirement benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2241

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Public Health

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2268

Relative to retirement benefits for Thomas Brian Donnelly

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2317

Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees

Accompanied S1554

Similar To

H2348

Relative to the retirement benefits of certain persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H3153

Relative to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4006

Providing for line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H4026

Providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Replaced by

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H51

Relative to joint and last survivor allowance for judicial retirement benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1512

Relative to expenses incurred in defense against denials of Chapter 41 111F benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1548

Relative to GIC dental and vision benefits for municipal employees

Accompanied H2215

Similar To

S1687

Relative to commuter transit benefits

Accompanied H2618

Similar To

S2311

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S544

Relative to transparency of dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2543

Similar To

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