THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, BOSCOLA, FARNESE, FONTANA, KITCHEN, LEACH, SOLOBAY, STACK AND WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 25, 2011

REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled, as

reenacted and amended, "An act defining the liability of an

employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe

in the course of employment; establishing an elective

schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the

determination of liability and compensation thereunder; and

prescribing penalties," providing for cost-of-living

increases in the amount of compensation payable.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known

as the Workers' Compensation Act, reenacted and amended June 21,

1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 308.2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this

act, the amount of compensation payable to an employe, other

than medical costs, and to the survivor of an employe shall be

increased each year by the same percentage as the increase in

the cost of living for the previously completed calendar year,

as published by the United States Department of Labor. The

increase in the amount of compensation payable shall take effect

thirty days after publication of the percentage increase by the

United States Department of Labor.

Section 2.  This act shall apply to compensation payable on

or after January 1, 2012.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.