HB 30: Workers' Compensation Benefits to Widows/Widowers

H.B. 30, P.N. 33 (LEDERER). This would amend the Workers’ Compensation Act 338 of 1917, P.L. 736.
Workers’ compensation death benefits would be provided to a widow or widower who is the guardian of the deceased’s children, in which case 60% of wages (up to a maximum of the statewide average weekly wage) would be paid if there is one child and 66 2/3% of wages (up to a maximum of the statewide average weekly wage) would be paid if there are two or more children. If such a widow or widower is not the guardian of the deceased’s children, then, in the case of there being one child, benefits would be distributed with 30% of wages (up to a maximum of the statewide average weekly wage) provided to the widow or widower and 30% provided to the child; and, in the case of two or more children, 33% of would be distributed to the widow or widower (up to a maximum of the statewide weekly wage) and two-thirds evenly divided among the children.