Did the Legislature close the Second Injury Fund in 1995?
The 1995 legislation closed the Fund to new transfers of claims covered by Connecticut General Statutes 31-349, (claims where an injured worker, who already had a “pre-existing” injury or condition, sustains a second injury). The Fund remains open to claims for reimbursements to insurers where the injured worker had concurrent employment, claims involving injured workers where the employer had no workers compensation insurance, widows and dependent benefits claims, and claims for injured workers permanently and totally disabled.
