Senate Passes Bill to Increase Weekly Dependents' Benefit

Injured workers’ spouses and dependent children would receive $20 per week under a workers’ compensation bill passed by the Utah State Senate on Monday. The $20 per-week benefit would last as long as the injured worker receives wage-loss benefits. Senate Bill 40, by Sen. Karen Mayne, D-Salt Lake City, would take effect July 1, 2018. Currently, the spouses and children of injured workers receiving temporary total, temporary partial, permanent total or permanent partial disability benefits are eligible to receive $5 per week. Up to four dependent children under 18 ca...