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CT HB05943
Bill
Status
1/28/2021
Primary Sponsor
Christine Pavalock-D'Amato
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 31-291 of Connecticut general statutes regarding workers' compensation liability for principal employers who hire contractors or subcontractors
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Excludes specialized contracted work from an employer's "trade or business" when that work is not regularly and routinely performed by the employer's own employees
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Principal employers remain liable for workers' compensation when contracted work is part of their trade or business and performed on premises under their control
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Preserves injured employees' right to bring civil actions under Section 31-293 for personal injury or wrongful death occurring on or after May 28, 1988, unless the principal employer has already paid compensation benefits for that injury
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Insurance And Excluding From An Employer's Trade Or Business Contracted Work That Is Specialized And Is Not Regularly And Routinely Undertaken By The Employer's Employees.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees
1/28/2021