HB 669

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION

By Representative(s) SAY

Keywords: HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE, LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Report Title: Workers' Compensation; Hearing

Description: Excludes permanent and complete loss of hearing from the 5-year statute of limitations for asserting a claim under the workers' compensation law. Requires the awarding of permanent partial disability benefits for hearing loss to be made without regard to the age of an injured worker.

 1-22-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. LAB 2. FIN ,
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 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.