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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3337 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3994
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rita A. Mendes
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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 insurance settlements.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rita A. Mendes11th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 1
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By Representative Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3994) of
Rita A. Mendes relative to worker related insurance settlements. Labor and Workforce
Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to insurance settlements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Paragraph (1) of section 48 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 3
3sentences:- The employer shall be notified in writing of such payment by the insurer by way of a
4lump sum agreement and shall have 30 days to consent in writing or object in writing to the lump
5sum agreement. After the passage of 30 days, if the employer does not object or consent in
6writing to the proposed lump sum agreement, then the employer’s consent is not required. In this
7event the insurer shall file an affidavit, to be attached to the lump sum agreement papers as an
8exhibit that states: (i) the employer has been notified of the proposed lump sum agreement; (ii)
9no written objection has been received by the employer; and (iii) 30 days has passed from the
10date of mailing of the notice to the employer.