Formulary, Disfigurement Bills Die as Legislature Adjourns

It was no Cinderella story. As the clock approached midnight Tuesday, signaling the end of the Massachusetts legislature's 2018 regular session, it was clear that two closely watched workers' compensation bills wouldn't pass, leaving stakeholders on both sides empty-handed. "We're very frustrated," said state Rep. Sean Garballey, D-Arlington, who had sponsored House Bill 1006, which would have granted disfigurement benefits to more burn victims. The state's current workers' compensation law allows an extra $15,000. but only for workers with burn scars o...