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IA SF455
A bill for an act requiring certain weekly workers' compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee's overtime and premium pay, and to include an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
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Introduced
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
In Committee
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill requires certain weekly workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime and premium pay, and to include an annual cost-of-living adjustment. The bill requires the calculation of the amount of weekly workers’ compensation benefits to include, not exclude, an employee’s earnings for overtime and premium pay. The bill requires the basis of compensation for weekly workers’ compensation benefits payable for permanent total disability benefits or death benefits to increase on January 1 each year for compensation that becomes due that year, by a percentage equal to the cost-of-living adjustment made to disability benefits payable by the United States social security administration in December of the immediately preceding year. Technical corrections are also made to remove an unnumbered paragraph and for purposes of clarity.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the calculation of weekly workers' compensation benefits to provide more comprehensive wage calculations and introduce an annual cost-of-living adjustment. Specifically, the bill requires that weekly earnings calculations include overtime and premium pay for employees paid on various pay schedules, ensuring a more accurate representation of an employee's total compensation. For employees paid hourly or by output, the calculation will now explicitly include overtime, shift differential, and premium pay when determining weekly earnings. The bill also introduces an important new provision that will increase compensation for permanent total disability or death benefits annually on January 1st, with the adjustment percentage matching the cost-of-living increase made to Social Security disability benefits in the preceding December. Additionally, the bill provides special provisions for specific worker categories like professional athletes, volunteers (such as firefighters and emergency medical providers), and elected officials, allowing them more flexible methods of calculating compensation benefits. The changes aim to create a more equitable and comprehensive approach to workers' compensation that better reflects workers' actual earnings and provides more consistent financial support for injured workers and their families.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (9)
Tony Bisignano (D)*,
Matt Blake (D)*,
Molly Donahue (D)*,
Bill Dotzler (D)*,
Thomas Townsend (D)*,
Sarah Trone Garriott (D)*,
Zach Wahls (D)*,
Cindy Winckler (D)*,
Mike Zimmer (D)*,
Last Action
Subcommittee: Driscoll, Alons, and Townsend. S.J. 381. (on 02/27/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF455 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF455.html |
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