Bill > HB07141

This bill makes several key changes to workers' compensation laws in Connecticut. First, it updates the compensation schedule for various types of injuries, adding new categories of organ and body part injuries with specific weeks of compensation, and modifying the language around how partial permanent disabilities are assessed and compensated. Notably, the bill changes the discretionary language for administrative law judges, requiring them to award proportional compensation for partial losses instead of leaving it to their discretion. The bill also ensures that employees who reach maximum medical improvement but remain totally incapacitated can continue receiving total incapacity benefits. Additionally, the bill modifies how death benefits are distributed, allowing compensation to be equally divided among the parents of a deceased employee who has no dependents. The legislation also establishes a working group to study rehabilitation services for injured employees, which will examine funding, service utilization, and potential improvements. This group, composed of legislators, state officials, and representatives from various professional associations, is required to submit a report by February 1, 2026, and will investigate methods to better support injured workers, including potential stipends for those using rehabilitation services.

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