HB 1621 — An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in procedure, providing for multilingual informational addendum.

PRINTER'S NO.   1955

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1621
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, GIRAL, HILL-EVANS, PIELLI, PROBST, KHAN,
        MAYES, RABB, GUZMAN, SANCHEZ, SAPPEY, WAXMAN, RIVERA, HARKINS
        AND D. WILLIAMS, JUNE 16, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 17, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled "An
 2      act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages for
 3      injuries received by an employe in the course of employment;
 4      establishing an elective schedule of compensation; providing
 5      procedure for the determination of liability and compensation
 6      thereunder; and prescribing penalties," in procedure,
 7      providing for multilingual informational addendum.
 8      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 9   hereby enacts as follows:
10      Section 1.    The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known
11   as the Workers' Compensation Act, is amended by adding a section
12   to read:
13      Section 452.     (a)   The department shall develop and make
14   available an informational addendum for each form issued, used,
15   referenced or relied upon under this act for the suspension,
16   modification or termination of compensation benefits. The
17   addendum shall be made available in English, Spanish and any
18   additional language determined by the department to be in
19   significant use within this Commonwealth.
20      (b)     The informational addendum shall include, at a minimum,
 1   the following:
 2      (1)   A statement advising that important rights under this
 3   act, including the right to wage loss benefits and medical
 4   benefits, may be affected by inaction and that interpretation
 5   and translation services are available.
 6      (2)   Contact information for accessing language assistance
 7   services, including a toll-free telephone number, email address,
 8   mailing address and any other means of communication deemed
 9   appropriate by the department.
10      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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