An Act relative to fairness in worker’s compensation disfigurement benefits

This bill amends Massachusetts worker's compensation laws to increase financial benefits for workers who suffer disfigurement on the job. Currently, the maximum payout for such injuries is capped at fifteen thousand dollars, but this legislation would raise that limit to thirty times the state's average weekly wage. Additionally, the bill removes a restriction that previously prevented payments for scars unless they appeared on the face, neck, or hands, thereby allowing compensation for scar-based disfigurement in other parts of the body. These changes directly affect injured workers and the workers' compensation insurance system by altering how disfigurement claims are valued and processed.