Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes a worker compensation stay-at-work program and other changes in Alaska.

Highlights:

• Establishes a workers’ compensation stay-at-work program among other changes in Alaska (Sec. 1-19).

• Appropriates funding to the workers' compensation benefits guaranty fund (Sec. 1-19).

• Amends the presumption of compensability for workers' compensation claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder (Sec. 1-19).

• Authorizes the Alaska senior benefits payment program (Sec. 1-19).

• Specifies that this bill shall become effective January 1, 2025 (Sec. 20).

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