On Thursday, January 9, 2014, the
NJ Senate is scheduled to vote on
S613, which is
proposed legislation to increase workers' compensation benefits by implementing a
cost of living allowance for some beneficiaries.
On December 19, 2013 the following amendments were adopted by the NJ Senate:
These Senate amendments provide:
1. That the periodic cost of living supplement that the bill
provides to an individual for total permanent disability or survivor’s
benefits under workers’ compensation will be reduced by the original
amount of that individual’s periodic
Social Security survivor’s or
retirement benefits, but not reduced by subsequent cost of living
increases in those Social Security benefits; and
2. That, in the case of an individual who initially received Social
Security disability benefits and later receives Social Security
retirement benefits, or who dies and has dependents who receive
Social Security survivors’ benefits, the workers’ compensation
supplement will then be reduced by the amount of the Social Security
retirement or survivor benefits, exclusive of any cost of living increase
in those Social Security retirement or survivor benefits
S613:
1/9/2014 1:00:00 PM Senate
1000 AM Committees at the Call of the
Senate President200 PM Voting Session
Senate Chambers
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp?BillNumber=S613
