AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Summary

The bill revises the state’s workers’ compensation statutes by redefining who is covered, obligating employers to pay reasonable medical costs (except hearing aids), and creating a three‑part rehabilitation program that includes medical, vocational and spiritual‑treatment options. It also ensures that police officers, firefighters, crash‑rescue crew and fire marshals receive full salary and medical benefits when injured on or off duty, with a presumption of line‑of‑duty PTSD unless disproved. These changes affect most private‑sector workers, state and local employees, and public‑safety personnel.

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