HI HB2363

Excludes owners of corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, partnerships, and sole proprietors from temporary disability insurance coverage requirements when performing services for their own business entities, provided employers cannot require incorporation or entity formation as a condition of employment.

Increases workers' compensation penalties: raises penalty for failure to provide security from $250 to $500 per day per employee; raises penalty for deductions from employee wages from $2,500 to $5,000; raises penalty for failure to file medical reports from $250 to $500; raises penalty for failure to provide medical report copies from $1,000 to $5,000.

Permits the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to accept injury reports and workers' compensation documents through electronic means in addition to mail delivery.

Increases temporary total disability benefit payment failure penalty from $2,500 to $5,000 into the special compensation fund.

Effective date is July 1, 2016.