File Code: Workers' Compensation
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 558/96 - ECM
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Workman and Frank
- Entitled:
-
Workers' Compensation - Timely Payment for Treatment and Services -
Penalty
Altering the circumstances under which an employer or its insurer may
be fined for failure to pay for treatment or services to an injured
worker; and providing that the employer or its insurer shall not be
fined for failure to pay if it filed issues with the Commission
stating its reason for denial of payment.
House Action
- 11/4
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 1/10
- Hearing 1/15 at 2:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Betty Workman, District 1B
- Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- FINES
- PENALTIES
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Labor and Employment
- (
9-664
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)