HB340 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt Fridy

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Workers' compensation, law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical personnel, killed in line of duty, surviving spouse to keep benefits after remarriage, Secs. 25-5-60, 25-5-66, 25-5-68, 25-5-69 am'd.

Summary

HB340 would let surviving spouses of certain public safety workers killed in the line of duty receive workers' compensation for life (even after remarriage), and would allow surviving minor dependents to receive benefits until they reach the age of majority.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends four sections of the workers' compensation code to extend benefits for survivors of law enforcement officers, firefighters, rescue squad members, and certain volunteer firefighters killed in the line of duty. It guarantees that surviving spouses can continue to receive benefits for life and may remarry without losing those benefits. It also requires that surviving minor dependents continue to receive benefits until they reach the age of majority. These changes apply to the calculation and duration of benefits for these survivors.

Who It Affects

• Surviving spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, rescue squad members, or certain volunteer firefighters killed in the line of duty, who would receive lifelong benefits and could remarry without termination of benefits.
• Surviving minor dependents in those same categories, who would continue receiving workers' compensation benefits until they reach the age of majority.

Key Provisions

• Surviving spouses of covered public safety workers killed in the line of duty shall continue to receive workers' compensation benefits for life, and benefits do not end if the spouse remarries.
• Surviving minor dependents of those workers shall continue to receive workers' compensation benefits until they reach the age of majority.
• The changes apply to Sections 25-5-60, 25-5-66, 25-5-68, and 25-5-69 of the Alabama Code.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval.

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Subjects

Workers' Compensation