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CO HB1308

Bill

Status

Passed

4/30/2018

Primary Sponsor

Tracy Kraft-Tharp

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts out-of-state employers and their employees from Colorado workers' compensation requirements if the employee was hired or regularly works outside Colorado and is temporarily working in the state.

  • Requires the out-of-state employer to have active workers' compensation coverage from their home state that applies while the employee works in Colorado.

  • Applies only if the employee's home state is contiguous to Colorado and provides reciprocal exemptions for Colorado employers whose employees temporarily work in that state.

  • Makes the workers' compensation benefits from the employee's home state the exclusive remedy against the out-of-state employer for any injury occurring while working in Colorado.

  • Defines "temporarily" as a period of sustained work not exceeding six months or engaging in interstate movement of goods or commodities.

Legislative Description

Workers' Compensation Out-of-state Workers Temporarily In Colorado

Last Action

Governor Signed

4/30/2018

Committee Referrals

Business, Labor, & Technology4/3/2018
Committee of the Whole3/27/2018
Business Affairs and Labor3/20/2018

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