MS HB1

Eliminates the "five workmen rule" by reducing the threshold for mandatory workers' compensation coverage from five employees to one employee.

Removes the waiting period for medical benefits, allowing injured employees to receive medical treatment immediately without a five-day delay.

Revises permanent total disability compensation to provide increments of average salary with cost-of-living adjustments for the remainder of the person's life, replacing the previous 450-week limitation.

Extends the appeal period for workers' compensation decisions from 20-30 days to two years for both commission review requests and Supreme Court appeals.

Requires the State of Mississippi to provide compensation to injured employees when employers illegally fail to maintain required workers' compensation insurance, with the state seeking subrogation against the employer.