File Code: Workers' Compensation
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates McHale, Boston, Benson, Dypski, Harrison, Kirk, and Hammen
- Entitled:
-
Workers' Compensation - Disability Due to Maryland Occupational
Safety and Health Act Violation - Action for Damages
Providing that, in addition to bringing a workers' compensation claim,
a covered employee may bring an action for damages against the
employer of the covered employee if the covered employee has a
permanent partial disability that equals a 25% loss of a finger, toe,
hand, foot, arm, leg, or the body as a whole that resulted from a
violation of an occupational safety and health standard or failure to
comply with a citation, notice, order, injunction, or restraining
order issued under the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 2/14
- Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/20
- Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 47A
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Frank D. Boston, Jr., District 41
- Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
- Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND PERSONS, DEAF PERSONS
- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
- WORKERS' COMPENSATION
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE, OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Labor and Employment
- (
9-509
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available
