H1840B3595A07879 SFR:EJH 06/20/18 #90 A07879
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1840
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE KAUFFMAN
Printer's No. 3595
Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by inserting after "compensation"
where it occurs the second time
, for computation of benefits
Amend Bill, page 5, line 3, by striking out "fifty" and
inserting
thirty-five
Amend Bill, page 5, line 9, by striking out "fifty" and
inserting
thirty-five
Amend Bill, page 5, line 27, by striking out "fifty" and
inserting
thirty-five
Amend Bill, page 6, line 4, by striking out "fifty" and
inserting
thirty-five
Amend Bill, page 6, line 21, by striking out "fifty" and
inserting
thirty-five
Amend Bill, page 7, line 11, by striking out all of said line
and inserting
Section 2. Sections 307(7) and 314(b) of the act are amended
to read:
Section 307. In case of death, compensation shall be
computed on the following basis, and distributed to the
following persons: Provided, That in no case shall the wages of
the deceased be taken to be less than fifty per centum of the
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Statewide average weekly wage for purposes of this section:
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(7) Whether or not there be dependents as aforesaid, the
reasonable expense of burial, not exceeding [three thousand
dollars ($3,000)] seven thousand dollars ($7,000), which shall
be paid by the employer or insurer directly to the undertaker
(without deduction of any amounts theretofore paid for
compensation or for medical expenses).
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Amend Bill, page 8, by inserting between lines 8 and 9
(3) Within 90 days following the effective date of the
addition of section 306(a.3) of the act, the Pennsylvania
Compensation Rating Bureau shall calculate the savings
achieved through the implementation of that subsection.
Immediately following this calculation, the amount of savings
shall be used to provide an immediate reduction in rates,
equal to the savings, applicable to employers' workers'
compensation policies.
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See A07879 in
the context
of HB1840