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Family of worker killed on job urges higher worker-compensation funeral reimbursement
Summary
Senator Lovely and the mother of a man killed on a construction site urged the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development to raise the workers’ compensation reimbursement cap for funeral costs, saying the current statute left the family facing out‑of‑pocket expenses.
Senator Lovely and Rena Harrington, mother of Justin Harrington (a worker killed in a 2018 construction accident), testified in support of Senate 1353 and House 2138, legislation to increase the workers' compensation reimbursement for funeral expenses.
Why it matters: Testimony recounted a family's experience being left to pay funeral expenses because insurer payment and statutory limits did not cover…
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