CT HB07132

Modifies notice requirements for workers' compensation claims, allowing employers (other than state or municipal entities) to post the address where claim notices should be sent in the workplace alongside other Labor Department posters

Requires employers who opt to post a claim notice address to forward that address to the Workers' Compensation Commission for posting on its website and verify consistency between workplace and website postings

Mandates that employees sending written notice of compensation claims to their employer use certified mail when the employer has posted a designated address

Establishes that the 28-day period for an employer to contest liability begins when the employer receives written notice at the posted address (if one is designated)

Effective October 1, 2017