PRINTER'S NO. 65
No. 65 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY BELL, JANUARY 23, 1989
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 23, 1989
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 to any
9 employee.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known
13 as The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act, reenacted and
14 amended June 21, 1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is amended by adding a
15 section to read:
16 Section 308.1. Notwithstanding any provisions of this act,
17 the amount of compensation payable to any employe, other than
18 medical costs, shall be increased each year on the first day of
19 July by the same percentage as the increase in the cost of
20 living for the previous completed calendar year, as published by
21 the United States Department of Labor.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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