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CT HB05875

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2015

Primary Sponsor

Labor and Public Employees Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Connecticut General Statutes Section 31-308(d) to clarify the order of payment for workers' compensation benefits when an employee dies.

  • Changes payment distribution to surviving spouse first, then dependents in equal shares, then children in equal shares regardless of age.

  • Adds new provision allowing payment to the employee's estate if no surviving spouse, dependents, or children exist.

  • Replaces gender-specific pronouns (his/he) with gender-neutral language (the employee's/the employee) throughout the statute.

  • Effective date: October 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

An Act Clarifying The Mechanism By Which Workers' Compensation Benefits Are Paid Upon An Employee's Death.

Last Action

Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations

4/14/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/14/2015
Labor and Public Employees1/21/2015

Full Bill Text

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