Alaska Legislature Boosts Allowable Payments From Fund That Covers Fishers' Crew Medical Costs
Maximum payouts from a fund that covers medical costs of injured seafood harvesters would be boosted under a bill that won final passage in the Alaska Legislature on Thursday.
The measure, Senate Bill 93, would boost allowable payouts from the Fishermen's Fund to $15,000 per injury or disablement from the current $10,000 maximum.
The Fishermen's Fund serves as something of a stand-in for workers' compensation. Commercial fishers in Alaska are not covered by workers' compensation insurance. The fund, which predates...
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