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.

Description

Under existing law, the benefits payable to the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, rescue squad member, or certain volunteer firefighters, killed in the line of duty cease upon his or her remarriage or at the expiration of 500 weeks, whichever is earlier.

This bill would create an exception that would allow the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, rescue squad member, or certain volunteer firefighters, killed in the line of duty to continue to receive the benefits for life.

This bill would also allow the surviving spouse to receive benefits after remarriage.

Under existing law, the benefits payable to a surviving minor dependent of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, rescue squad member, or certain volunteer firefighters, killed in the line of duty cease upon his or her reaching the age of majority or upon the expiration of 500 weeks, whichever is earlier.

This bill would provide that a surviving minor dependent of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, rescue squad member, or certain volunteer firefighters, killed in the line of duty shall continue to receive workers' compensation benefits until he or she reaches the age of majority.

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Subjects

Workers' Compensation