Bill Text: MA S695 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to workers compensation for veterans

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, April 30, 2010 [S695 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S695-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas M. McGee

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
                Court assembled:

                The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to workers compensation for veterans.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex and Middlesex

Francis X. Callahan, Jr.

256 Freeport Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

David B. Sullivan

6th Bristol

Christine E. Canavan

10th Plymouth

Anthony D. Galluccio

Middlesex, Suffolk and Essex

Karen E. Spilka

Second Middlesex and Norfolk

Steven J. D'Amico

4th Bristol

Jennifer M. Callahan

18th Worcester


 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act relative to workers compensation for veterans.



                Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

            Section 1(7A) of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the paragraph in line 159 the following:- “Any employee who served in the United States Armed Forces or National Guard and as a result of such service sustained an emotional or physical injury, who in the course of an arising out of this employment receives a personal injury which combines with, or is aggravated or prolonged by such disability, shall be entitled to compensation regardless of the extent to which the services related disability contributes.”

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