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Committee advances bill to expand permanent disfigurement benefits under workers' compensation
Summary
House Bill 183 would expand eligibility for permanent disfigurement benefits to injuries anywhere on the body and raise maximum weeks of benefits from 275 to 400; committee adopted a clarifying amendment and reported the bill out with party-line support.
House Bill 183, which would amend the Workers’ Compensation Act to expand eligibility for permanent disfigurement benefits and increase the maximum duration of those benefits from 275 weeks to 400 weeks, was reported as amended by the House Labor & Industry Committee.
Representative Brennan, a cosponsor, said his experience practicing workers' compensation law showed gaps in how the statute compensates workers with severe, permanent disfigurement. "This is a 110‑year‑old statute. This brings a little closer to 21st century," Brennan said, urging committee members to…
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