General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 724 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1775 *01775* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 724 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1775 *01775* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to exclude weekends from the computation of workers' compensation benefits or from inclusion in any deadlines or calculations. Statement of Purpose: To reduce burden of workers' compensation on businesses.