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Committee advances bill to restore retirement service credit for long-term workers' comp cases
Summary
Representative Carol McGuire told the committee HB 216 would remove a one‑year cap on counting workers' compensation time as retirement service credit for employees gravely injured on the job.
Representative Carol McGuire opened the hearing on House Bill 216, saying the bill "fixes a glitch" that "deletes the requirement ... of 1 year of workers' compensation that is credited towards 1 retirement service" for workers severely injured on the job.
The bill would remove a current limit that bars more than one year of workers' compensation time from being counted as service credit for retirement calculations. McGuire and other sponsors told the committee the cap appears arbitrary and affects a very small number of employees who have prolonged, grievous injuries and repeatedly leave and return to work during multi‑year recovery.
Mark Kavanaugh, deputy counsel and compliance officer for the…
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