Massachusetts H1898 amends workers' compensation law to change the definition of scarring for disfigurement benefits.
Massachusetts H1898 modifies the definition of scarring for workers' compensation disfigurement benefits. It removes the reference to scarring on hands and inserts a new definition that includes scarring distally to the elbows or knees. This change affects workers who claim disfigurement benefits due to scarring, potentially expanding the scope of eligible claims.
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