Massachusetts HD 3337: An Act relative to insurance settlements

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3337 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3994

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rita A. Mendes
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to insurance settlements.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Rita A. Mendes 11th Plymouth 1/17/2025

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3337 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3994
By Representative Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3994) of
Rita A. Mendes relative to worker related insurance settlements. Labor and Workforce
Development.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to insurance settlements.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 Paragraph (1) of section 48 of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 3
3 sentences:- The employer shall be notified in writing of such payment by the insurer by way of a
4 lump sum agreement and shall have 30 days to consent in writing or object in writing to the lump
5 sum agreement. After the passage of 30 days, if the employer does not object or consent in
6 writing to the proposed lump sum agreement, then the employer’s consent is not required. In this
7 event the insurer shall file an affidavit, to be attached to the lump sum agreement papers as an
8 exhibit that states: (i) the employer has been notified of the proposed lump sum agreement; (ii)
9 no written objection has been received by the employer; and (iii) 30 days has passed from the
10 date of mailing of the notice to the employer.