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CT HB06408
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Labor and Public Employees Committee
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AI Summary
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Expands workers' compensation death benefits to include "next of kin" of deceased employees when there are no presumptive dependents, in addition to the existing category of persons wholly dependent in fact
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Next of kin would receive compensation divided equally among them, while those wholly dependent in fact continue to have compensation divided according to relative degree of dependence
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Compensation payments under this provision are limited to a maximum of 312 weeks from the date of the employee's death
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Amends Connecticut General Statutes Section 31-306(a)(6), effective July 1, 2025
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Received Joint Favorable reports from both the Labor and Public Employees Committee and the Appropriations Committee
Legislative Description
An Act Expanding Compensation To Dependents For A Death Resulting From An Accident.
Last Action
Tabled for the Calendar, House
5/6/2025