Bill > H2682

This bill modifies Section 18A of Chapter 126 of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide enhanced compensation and leave protections for correctional officers who are injured while performing their duties. Specifically, the bill ensures that if a correctional officer employed in a county jail or house of correction suffers bodily injuries caused by patients or prisoners in custody, and subsequently becomes eligible for workers' compensation benefits under Chapter 152, they will receive their full regular salary. The officer will be paid the difference between the workers' compensation weekly cash benefits and their regular salary, and this absence will not be deducted from their sick leave credits, even if the absence is less than eight calendar days. This provision aims to support correctional officers who are injured in the line of duty by ensuring they do not suffer financial hardship or lose sick leave time as a result of injuries sustained while working in a potentially dangerous environment.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2682