Bill Title: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that, with respect to the computation of compensation to be paid to an employee who had previously sustained an injury resulting in payment of compensation for partial disability for injuries not involving serious and permanent disfigurement and injuries for which the Act provides a schedule of benefits, the amount of the prior award for the partial disability with respect to the same portion of the body shall be deducted. Limits cumulative awards for partial disability to 500 weeks, which shall constitute a complete loss of use of the body as a whole. Provides that injuries to the shoulder are deemed to be injuries to the arm and injuries to the hip are deemed to be injuries to the leg. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2623 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

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Introduced	2013-11-07	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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