HB4177

Increases burial expense compensation from $8,000 to $10,000 for workers' compensation claims.

HB4177 amends the Workers' Compensation Act to increase the amount paid for burial expenses from $8,000 to $10,000 when a worker dies from an on-the-job injury. This change applies to payments made by employers to the deceased worker's surviving dependents, next of kin, or to the person responsible for burial expenses. The bill does not alter other aspects of the workers' compensation benefits or the process for determining eligibility for these benefits.