H315 - Prohibit Litigation Investments/Amend Workers' Compensation Benefits. (SL 2026-14)

Session Year 2024

Overview: Part II of S.L. 2026‑14 (House Bill 315) increases benefits payable under the Workers' Compensation Act as follows:

  • The minimum weekly rate of compensation payable for total disability is increased from $30.00 to $50.00.
  • The maximum compensation of $20,000 payable for serious facial or head disfigurement and for loss of, or permanent injury to, important organs or parts of the body, is increased to $40,000.
  • The maximum compensation of $10,000 payable for serious bodily disfigurement not compensable under any other provision is increased to $20,000.

This Part becomes effective July 1, 2027, and applies to claims arising on or after that date.

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