PRINTER'S NO. 790
No. 616 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, TARTAGLIONE, LOGAN, LAVALLE, O'PAKE,
COSTA, STOUT, KITCHEN, MUSTO, WOZNIAK, BOSCOLA AND STACK,
MAY 10, 2005
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 10, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act defining the liability of an
3 employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe
4 in the course of employment; establishing an elective
5 schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the
6 determination of liability and compensation thereunder; and
7 prescribing penalties," providing for cost-of-living
8 increases in the amount of compensation payable.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known
12 as the Workers' Compensation Act, reenacted and amended June 21,
13 1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is amended by adding a section to read:
14 Section 308.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
15 act, the amount of compensation payable to an employe, other
16 than medical costs, and to the survivor of an employe shall be
17 increased each year by the same percentage as the increase in
18 the cost of living for the previously completed calendar year,
19 as published by the United States Department of Labor. The
20 increase in the amount of compensation payable shall take effect
1 thirty days after publication of the percentage increase by the
2 United States Department of Labor.
3 Section 2. This act shall apply to compensation payable on
4 or after January 1, 2006.
5 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
A20L77JS/20050S0616B0790 - 2 -