MA H3590

Bill

To modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/27/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits in Massachusetts. Specifically, it proposes to increase the maximum weekly benefit for total incapacity from 60% to 66.4% of the worker's average weekly wage (Section 1), increase the maximum weekly benefit for partial incapacity from two-thirds to 70% of the worker's average weekly wage (Section 2), and increase the maximum number of weeks for which benefits can be paid for permanent and total incapacity from 260 weeks to 520 weeks, and for permanent and partial incapacity from 520 weeks to 780 weeks (Sections 3-5).

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (11)

Pete Capano (D), Mike Connolly (D), Claire Cronin (D), Marcos Devers (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Patrick Kearney (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Denise Provost (D), Maria Robinson (D), Jon Santiago (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3590

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3590
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3590.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1598	Relative to worker’s compensation insurance	Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H1621	Providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4026	Similar To
H1674	Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2240	Providing disability benefits for police officers with certain conditions of cancer	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
S1063	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Accompanied a new draft, see S2311	Similar To
S1077	Relative to fair pay for comparable work	Accompanied a new draft, see S2429	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
S2429	Relative to fair pay for comparable work	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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