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IN HB1409
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/22/2013
Primary Sponsor
Wendy McNamara
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AI Summary
- Changes the statute of limitations for filing worker's compensation claims from two years after the accident/exposure to two years after the employee knew or should have known of the injury and its causal relationship to employment
- Requires employees or their dependents to institute legal proceedings against third parties (non-employers) liable for damages within two years of discovering the injury's existence and its connection to employment
- Applies the same discovery-based timeline to occupational disease claims, requiring filing within two years of when the employee knew or should have known of the disablement and its causal relationship to employment
- Maintains special provisions for asbestos-related diseases (35-year limit after last exposure) and silica/coal dust diseases (3-year limit after last exposure)
- Effective date of July 1, 2013, with provisions explicitly applying either before or after this date to distinguish between old and new limitation periods
Legislative Description
Worker's compensation statutes of limitations.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
1/22/2013
Committee Referrals
Employment, Labor and Pensions1/22/2013
Full Bill Text
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