H.B. 4500: COMMITTEE SUMMARY                          WORKERS’ COMP.: BURIAL BENEFITS

House Bill 4500

Sponsor: Representative Frank M. Fitzgerald House Committee: Human Resources and Labor

Senate Committee: Human Resources, Labor and Veterans Affairs

Date Completed: 11-7-95

SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4500 as passed by the House:

The bill would amend the Worker’s Disability Compensation Act to increase the maximum cost of burial expenses for which an employer is responsible when a work-related injury results in death.

The Act specifies that, if death results from an injury, the employer must pay, or cause to be paid, “the reasonable expense of the employee’s last sickness and burial”. The cost of burial, however, cannot exceed $1,500. The bill would increase the maximum burial expense to $6,000, or the actual cost, whichever was less.

MCL 418.345                                                                                   Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Fiscal Analyst: K. Lindquist

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

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