Connecticut § 27-67 - Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act.

§ 27-67. Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act.

Sec. 27-67. Compensation under Workers' Compensation Act. (a) A member of the armed forces of the state performing military duty in accordance with section 27-17, 27-18 or 27-61 shall be construed to be an employee of the state for the specific purposes of liability, immunity and being subject to the jurisdiction of the Workers' Compensation Commission and shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of chapter 568 for death, disability or injury incurred while performing such military duty. A member of the armed forces of the state performing such military duty shall not be considered an employee of the state for other purposes.

(b) Any member of the armed forces of the state who is injured while performing military duty in accordance with section 27-17, 27-18 or 27-61 may collect benefits under the provisions of chapter 568 based on the salary of the member's employment or the average production wage in the state, as determined by the Labor Commissioner under the provisions of section 31-309, whichever is greater. The provisions of this subsection shall apply only if the member of the armed forces of the state is unable to perform the member's regular employment duties.

(c) For the purpose of this section, there shall be no prorating of compensation benefits because of other employment by a member of the armed forces of the state.

(1949 Rev., S. 1282; 1951, S. 867d; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 35; 1963, P.A. 461; P.A. 77-552, S. 1; P.A. 05-236, S. 1; P.A. 13-25, S. 2.)

History: 1963 act changed from 90 days to 6 months the time limit over which disability not considered temporary; P.A. 77-552 substituted more precise language to define disease, injury and relationship to duty and provided compensation for permanent as well as temporary disability, deleting time limit distinction between the two; P.A. 05-236 placed members of the armed forces of the state who are injured or contract disease under Workers' Compensation Act, eliminated authority of Adjutant General to designate medical officer or board to examine claimant, inquire into merits of claims and fix amount of award, approve or disapprove finding of examiner or board, reopen claims and conduct appeals, and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 13-25 replaced former provisions with Subsec. (a) re compensation for death, disability or injury while performing military duty in accordance with Ch. 568, Subsec. (b) re benefits based on salary or average production wage and Subsec. (c) re no proration of benefits.