Bill > H2516

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to provide enhanced disability pensions for public employees classified in Group 4 (public safety personnel) who sustain a "violent act injury" - a serious and permanent personal bodily injury as a direct result of a violent attack while performing their duties. The key provisions include: 1) defining "violent act injury" in the law, 2) allowing for 100% of regular compensation as the annual pension for these employees, including benefits and cost-of-living adjustments, and 3) providing for continued pension payments to the employee's spouse and eligible children after the employee's death. The bill also requires the public employer to cover all related medical expenses not covered by insurance.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H2516