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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, BOSCOLA, FARNESE, FONTANA, KITCHEN, LOGAN, MELLOW, O'PAKE, STACK, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE AND WASHINGTON, MARCH 19, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 19, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled, as |
2 | reenacted and amended, "An act defining the liability of an |
3 | employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe |
4 | in the course of employment; establishing an elective |
5 | schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the |
6 | determination of liability and compensation thereunder; and |
7 | prescribing penalties," providing for cost-of-living |
8 | increases in the amount of compensation payable. |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known |
12 | as the Workers' Compensation Act, reenacted and amended June 21, |
13 | 1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is amended by adding a section to read: |
14 | Section 308.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this |
15 | act, the amount of compensation payable to an employe, other |
16 | than medical costs, and to the survivor of an employe shall be |
17 | increased each year by the same percentage as the increase in |
18 | the cost of living for the previously completed calendar year, |
19 | as published by the United States Department of Labor. The |
20 | increase in the amount of compensation payable shall take effect |
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1 | thirty days after publication of the percentage increase by the |
2 | United States Department of Labor. |
3 | Section 2. This act shall apply to compensation payable on |
4 | or after January 1, 2010. |
5 | Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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