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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2015 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1903 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation benefits. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/27/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/29/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2015 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1903 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1903) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to further regulate workers' compensation |
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| 20 | 20 | | benefits. Labor and Workforce Development. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation benefits. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2is hereby amended by striking out section 27 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3following:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 Section 27. If the employee is injured by reason of his serious willful misconduct, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5including intoxication or unlawful use of a controlled substance, as defined in section 1 of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6chapter 94C, he shall not receive compensation or any portion of the benefit; provided, that this |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7provision shall not bar compensation or benefits to his or her dependents if the injury results in |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8death. |
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