MO HB1734

Division of Workers' Compensation must develop and maintain a database of all workers' compensation claims filed under Chapter 287, accessible to employers through the division's website.

Employers may only retrieve claim records by obtaining written consent from a potential employee during the pre-hire period and providing the employee's name and social security number; records will show the claim date and whether it is open or closed.

Division must post a statement warning employers that certain uses of database information may violate state and federal law, and employers must agree they have read and understood the statement before accessing the database.

Employers are prohibited from compelling, coercing, or requiring potential employees to provide written consent to access their workers' compensation claims records as a condition of employment.

Fraudulent database access, compelling consent, or requiring consent as a condition of employment is a Class A misdemeanor; full implementation required by July 1, 2015.