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Bill H.2299 187th (2011 - 2012)

An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation benefits

By Messrs. Jones of North Reading and deMacedo, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2299) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Viriato Manuel deMacedo and others that employees injured due to willful misconduct be prohibited from receiving any portion of compensation benefits. Labor and Workforce Development.

Sponsors:	Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Viriato Manuel deMacedo
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SECTION 1. Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 27 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following:

“Section 27. If the employee is injured by reason of his serious willful misconduct, including intoxication or unlawful use of a controlled substance, as defined in section 1 of chapter 94C, he shall not receive any portion of the compensation benefit; provided, that this provision shall not bar compensation or benefits to his or her dependents if the injury results in death.”.

Actions for Bill H.2299
Date	Branch	Action
1/24/2011	House	Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
1/24/2011	Senate	Senate concurred
7/19/2011	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 05/19/2011 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
8/23/2012	House	Accompanied a study order, see H4408

Petitioners: Bradley H. Jones, Viriato M. deMacedo, Marc T. Lombardo, Donald F. Humason, Angelo L. D'Emilia, Geoff N. Diehl, Randy Hunt, F. J. Barrows, Shaunna N. O'Connell, Susan W. Gifford, Daniel K. Webster, Donald H. Wong, Todd M. Smola, Kevin J. Kuros, Ryan C. Fattman, Sheila C. Harrington, Matthew A. Beaton, Kimberly N. Ferguson, Nicholas A. Boldyga, David T. Vieira, Paul K. Frost, Steven S. Howitt, Bruce E. Tarr, George T. Ross, George N. Peterson, Bradford Hill, Elizabeth A. Poirier

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Bill H.2299 187th (2011 - 2012)

An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation benefits

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