General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5077
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 332
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5077
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 332
*00332*
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION REIMBURSEMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that any workers' compensation or unemployment compensation benefits that have been paid to an individual and are the subject of an appeal be reimbursed to the employer if such employer prevails in the appeals process.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that employers are reimbursed for any workers' compensation or unemployment benefits paid to an individual if, upon appeal, it is determined that the individual had no claim to such benefits.