MA S1180

Bill

MA S1180

Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/24/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to amend the existing workers' compensation law in Massachusetts to provide more equitable disfigurement benefits. Specifically, it proposes to change the maximum amount payable for disfigurement from a fixed $15,000 to a variable sum calculated based on the average state wage at the time of injury, multiplied by 30. Additionally, the bill removes the exclusion of purely scar-based disfigurements on parts of the body other than the face, neck, or hands from being eligible for compensation. These changes are intended to ensure that workers who suffer disfiguring injuries are fairly compensated, regardless of the exact nature or location of the disfigurement.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (4)

Sal DiDomenico (D)*, Joseph Boncore (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Chris Hendricks (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/24/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1180

(52 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1180	04/14/2021
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1180.pdf	04/14/2021

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1221	Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5167	Similar To
H1221	Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5167	Similar To
H1975	Providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4609	Similar To
H1975	Providing benefits for permanent functional loss and disfigurement under the Worker's Compensation Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4609	Similar To
H1990	Relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H1990	Relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H1991	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H1991	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H1992	To modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H1992	To modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H2053	Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits	Accompanied a new draft, see H4609	Similar To
H2053	Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits	Accompanied a new draft, see H4609	Similar To
H2553	Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	No further action taken	Similar To
H2553	Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf	No further action taken	Similar To
H2611	Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a new draft, see H5020	Similar To
H2611	Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty	Accompanied a new draft, see H5020	Similar To
H3640	Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits	No further action taken	Similar To
H3640	Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits	No further action taken	Similar To
H4111	Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program	Accompanied H19	Similar To
H4111	Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program	Accompanied H19	Similar To
H4609	Providing benefits for permanent functional loss	No further action taken	Similar To
H4609	Providing benefits for permanent functional loss	No further action taken	Similar To
S1063	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Accompanied a new draft, see S2311	Reintroduced
S1063	Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits	Accompanied a new draft, see S2311	Reintroduced
S1690	Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1690	Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1704	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2653	Similar To
S1704	Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters	Accompanied H2653	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1720	Relative to line of duty death benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1771	Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1771	Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1773	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1773	Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	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	Reintroduced
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	Reintroduced
S2411	Relative to reimbursement to armed service members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2411	Relative to reimbursement to armed service members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S631	Relative to increasing patient choice through assignment of benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S631	Relative to increasing patient choice through assignment of benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S632	Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S632	Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S84	Preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To
S84	Preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To
S927	Relative to benefits for court officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S927	Relative to benefits for court officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S96	To lift kids out of deep poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S96	To lift kids out of deep poverty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S967	Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S967	Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1221

Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5167

Similar To

H1221

Relative to unclaimed life insurance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5167

Similar To

H1975

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4609

Similar To

H1975

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

Accompanied a new draft, see H4609

Similar To

H1990

Relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H1990

Relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits concerning scarring

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H1991

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H1991

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H1992

To modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H1992

To modify weekly workers' compensation disability benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H2053

Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits

Accompanied a new draft, see H4609

Similar To

H2053

Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits

Accompanied a new draft, see H4609

Similar To

H2553

Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf

No further action taken

Similar To

H2553

Relative to retirement benefits for Mary Donna Nodurf

No further action taken

Similar To

H2611

Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty

Accompanied a new draft, see H5020

Similar To

H2611

Relative to certain retirement benefits for the surviving spouse of a state police officer injured in the line of duty

Accompanied a new draft, see H5020

Similar To

H3640

Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits

No further action taken

Similar To

H3640

Providing for timely reimbursement of cities and towns for veterans’ benefits

No further action taken

Similar To

H4111

Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program

Accompanied H19

Similar To

H4111

Authorizing the city of Boston to establish an alternative superannuation retirement benefit program

Accompanied H19

Similar To

H4609

Providing benefits for permanent functional loss

No further action taken

Similar To

H4609

Providing benefits for permanent functional loss

No further action taken

Similar To

S1063

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Accompanied a new draft, see S2311

Reintroduced

S1063

Relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

Accompanied a new draft, see S2311

Reintroduced

S1690

Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1690

Relative to retirement benefits for care givers at the Soldiers' Homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1704

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

Accompanied H2653

Similar To

S1704

Relative to death benefits to surviving spouses of call and volunteer firefighters

Accompanied H2653

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1720

Relative to line of duty death benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1771

Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians

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

Similar To

S1771

Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians

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

Similar To

S1773

Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1773

Relative to retirement survivor benefits for Katherine M. McGuinness

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

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

Reintroduced

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

Reintroduced

S2411

Relative to reimbursement to armed service members

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

Similar To

S2411

Relative to reimbursement to armed service members

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

Similar To

S631

Relative to increasing patient choice through assignment of benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S631

Relative to increasing patient choice through assignment of benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S632

Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S632

Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S84

Preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

S84

Preventing funds deposited in children's savings accounts from counting against cash assistance benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

S927

Relative to benefits for court officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S927

Relative to benefits for court officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S96

To lift kids out of deep poverty

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

Similar To

S96

To lift kids out of deep poverty

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

Similar To

S967

Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S967

Relative to the elective share of surviving spouses

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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