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Committee considers amendment to increase wage replacement parity for injured unmarried workers with children
Summary
A proposed committee substitute to House Bill 17-88 would increase permanent time-loss payments for unmarried injured workers with children so their wage-replacement percentages match married workers without children; sponsors and unions said the change corrects an inequity, while business groups cautioned the original fiscal note showed a large
The House Appropriations Committee reviewed a proposed substitute to House Bill 17-88 that would change workers' compensation time-loss calculations so unmarried disabled workers with children receive the same base percentage as married workers without children, narrowing a historical gap in replacement rates.
Staff explained current practice: a totally disabled married worker without dependent children receives 65% of wages as time-loss compensation; an unmarried worker…
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