HB5648 Summary

• Amends the Workers' Compensation Act Section 10 regarding average weekly wage calculations used to compute compensation benefits.

• Excludes benefit pay for holidays, sick days, personal days, and vacation days from the "average weekly wage" calculation for employers with 50 or fewer employees.

• Applies only to employers with 50 or fewer employees; calculation method for larger employers remains unchanged.

• Affects how workers' compensation benefits are computed under Sections 7 and 8 of the Act for eligible small employers.