An Act relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits

This bill amends Massachusetts workers' compensation laws to adjust how disfigurement benefits are calculated and paid. It requires that the maximum payout for disfigurement be based on the state's average wage at the time of injury rather than a fixed dollar amount, and it removes a restriction that previously barred payments for scars unless they appeared on the face, neck, or hands. The changes directly affect injured workers and the state's workers' compensation system by altering the formula used to determine benefit amounts.