Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB7141: AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAID TO INJURED EMPLOYEES AND THE PARENTS OF A DECEASED EMPLOYEE UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Status: Introduced, March 5, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAID TO INJURED EMPLOYEES AND THE PARENTS OF A DECEASED EMPLOYEE UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.
What the bill says
An act concerning compensation paid to injured employees and the family members of a deceased employee under the workers' compensation act. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAID TO INJURED EMPLOYEES AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF A DECEASED EMPLOYEE UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 31-308 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): (b) With respect to the following injuries, the compensation, in addition to the usual compensation for total incapacity but in lieu of all other payments for compensation, shall be seventy-five per cent of the average weekly earnings of the injured employee, calculated pursuant to section 31-310, after such earnings have been reduced by any deduction for federal or state taxes, or both, and for the federal Insurance Contributions Act made from such employee's total wages received during the period of calculation of the employee's average weekly wage pursuant to said section 31-310, but in no case more than one hundred per cent, raised to the next even dollar, of the average weekly earnings of production and related workers in manufacturing in LCO No. 5808 1 of Raised Bill No. 7141 the state, as determined in accordance with the provisions of section 31309, or less than fifty dollars weekly. All of the following injuries include the loss of the member or organ and the complete and permanent loss of use of the member …
Sponsors
- Michael Quinn (D, 82) · primary sponsor
- Savet Constantine (D, 42)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Jonathan Fazzino (D, 83)
- Ryan Fazio (R, 36)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 489
- : File Number 784
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/28/25 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/10
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Common questions
- What is HB7141?
- HB7141 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING COMPENSATION PAID TO INJURED EMPLOYEES AND THE PARENTS OF A DECEASED EMPLOYEE UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION .
- What does HB7141 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning compensation paid to injured employees and the family members of a deceased employee under the workers' compensation act. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB7141?
- Introduced as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (April 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB7141?
- Michael Quinn (D, 82), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7141?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB07141&which_year=2025
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