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CT HB05875
Bill
Status
1/21/2015
Primary Sponsor
Labor and Public Employees Committee
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AI Summary
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Amends Connecticut General Statutes Section 31-308(d) to clarify the order of payment for workers' compensation benefits when an employee dies.
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Changes payment distribution to surviving spouse first, then dependents in equal shares, then children in equal shares regardless of age.
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Adds new provision allowing payment to the employee's estate if no surviving spouse, dependents, or children exist.
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Replaces gender-specific pronouns (his/he) with gender-neutral language (the employee's/the employee) throughout the statute.
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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