Bill Text: CT SB00023 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Employees Injured Between 1993 And 2006 And Social Security Offsets Under The Workers' Compensation Act.
Spectrum:
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-07 - Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations [SB00023 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00023-Comm_Sub.html
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AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYEES INJURED BETWEEN 1993 AND 2006 AND SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSETS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) On or before July 1, 2011, each employer in the state, or the employer's insurer, shall provide an electronic list to the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission identifying any employee who made a claim to the Workers' Compensation Commission for an injury that occurred between July 1, 1993, and May 30, 2006, and began receiving compensation for total incapacity pursuant to section 31-307 of the general statutes and (1) had his or her compensation for total incapacity reduced as a result of being eligible to receive old age insurance benefits pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, and (2) is still receiving such compensation. Such list shall also include confirmation from the employer or the employer's insurer that each employee identified pursuant to this subsection has been provided written notice, at such employee's last known address, from the employer or the employer's insurer, that he or she may be entitled to an increase in his or her compensation payment beginning January 1, 2012.
(b) On or after October 1, 2011, the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission shall mail a written confirmation letter to each employee identified in the list provided by an employer or the employer's insurer that such employee should have received notice that they may be entitled to an increase in his or her compensation beginning January 1, 2012. Any employee who did not receive a notice from his or her employer shall be instructed to call the Workers' Compensation Commission.
(c) On or before January 1, 2012, the chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission shall order an adjustment of the compensation paid on and after such date to any employee meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and identified in the list provided by an employer or an employer's insurer to the amount of compensation owed the employee without the reduction for old age insurance benefits.
(d) No employee identified pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, who is provided additional compensation for total incapacity pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall be eligible for additional compensation for any compensation payments received prior to January 2, 2012.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
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