HB6182 Summary

• Amends the Workers' Compensation Act to require deduction of prior partial disability awards from new awards for injuries to the same body part.

• Limits cumulative awards for partial disability under Section 8(d)(2) to 500 weeks total, which constitutes complete loss of use of the body as a whole.

• Applies to employees who previously received compensation for partial disability and subsequently sustain injuries to the same portion of the body.

• Prevents duplicate compensation by ensuring prior awards are subtracted from any new award, while maintaining the 500-week cumulative cap as the maximum benefit.