 We continue to move forward around our advocacy for "An Act to Protect Injured Workers" which has been a longtime legislative priority for us and is perhaps the single most important advocacy priority for our base this 2024 season. The bill provides limited but critical improvements to the Commonwealth’s workers’ compensation law to protect workers against retaliation and ensure access to timely medical care and benefits. S. 1165 was reported favorably out of committee, and Senator Eldridge is filing the same language as a Senate Budget Amendment ('outside section').
Get involved in this next stage of advocacy by contacting YOUR Massachusetts Center and asking for their support on Budget Amendment #133. Making worker's compensation accessible for all and setting up enforceability for anti-retaliation protections benefits everyone! An Act to Protect Injured Workers would: -Clarify the types of employer misconduct & retaliation prohibited under workers’ comp law -Clarify the standard of proof and remedies available for harm caused by employer retaliation -Allow the Attorney General’s Office to investigate and enforce retaliation complaints -Expand notice to employees of workers’ comp rights and prohibitions against retaliation -Require the calculation of workers’ comp benefits based on the minimum wages required by law, even where employers have paid workers illegally at sub-minimum levels -Allow for investigation of problematic insurer claims-handling practices Action Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERyfsrodEZSgnSv5QpUklip1UwBYyESb4MJMdbZSDJA/edit?usp=sharing Comments are closed.
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