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MA H4749

MA H4749
Providing worker compensation protection to emergency response and medical personnel related to COVID-19 infection

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Introduced
03/26/2020
In Committee
04/06/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to workers' compensation benefits for certain emergency response and medical personnel related to COVID-19 infection. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 152 of the General Laws in Massachusetts to provide workers' compensation benefits for certain emergency response and medical personnel who are diagnosed with COVID-19. It establishes a presumption that if an employee in these designated professions contracts COVID-19, it was during the course of their regular duties, the claim is covered under the workers' compensation law, and proper notice was given. This is intended to make it easier for these essential workers to access workers' compensation benefits if they become infected with COVID-19 while performing their jobs.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (38)

Jim Arciero (D),  Brian Ashe (D),  John Barrett (D),  Natalie Blais (D),  Tony Cabral (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Gerry Cassidy (D),  William Crocker (R),  Claire Cronin (D),  Marcos Devers (D),  Shawn Dooley (R),  Nika Elugardo (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Anne Gobi (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Pat Haddad (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Stephen Hay (D),  Chris Hendricks (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Kevin Honan (D),  Patrick Kearney (D),  Kay Khan (D),  David Linsky (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Matt Muratore (R),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Denise Provost (D),  Dave Robertson (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  John Rogers (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Alan Silvia (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Alyson Sullivan (R),  José Tosado (D),  Timothy Whelan (R),  Susannah Whipps (I), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5139 (on 12/07/2020)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location Created
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4749 05/23/2020
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4749.pdf 05/23/2020
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