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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2550 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1907
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to workers' compensation.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/19/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Lenny Mirra2nd Essex1/26/2023Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/27/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2550 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1907
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1907) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the forfeiture of workers' compensation. Labor and
Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to workers' compensation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 45 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word 'forfeited' in line 13 the following
3sentence: -
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5 "If, as a result of the examination, the registered physician determines that the employee
6is fit to return to work and the employee refuses to return to work, his right to compensation shall
7be suspended, and his compensation during the period of suspension may be forfeited.”