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Enacted Workers' Compensation Legislation
Here are all of the bills associated with workers compensation from the past years.
2003
Dec 23 HB88 Workers' Compensation Act - schedule of compensation (effective 60 days)
2002
Jun 19 HB481 Workers' Compensation Act - rescue volunteers workers' compensation premiums (effective January 1, 2003) Dec 09 HB2444 Workers' Compensation Act - local coordinators of emergency management included as employees of municipalities (effective 60 DAYS) Dec 09 SB813 Workers' Compensation Act - discount rate on workers' compensation insurance policies (effective immediately)
2001
Dec 20 HB1633 Workers' Compensation Act - occupational disease (effective immediately)
2000
Jun 22 HB1370 Workers' Compensation Security Fund Act - contributions, regulations (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) Jun 22 SB1244 Workers' Compensation Act - assessments, payment of claims for benefits and rights and obligations of Department of Labor and Industry (effective 60 DAYS)
1996
Jun 24 SB801 Workers' Compensation Act - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) - Note: This is the bill that Governor Ridge and the Republican dominated legislature passed during the night with no public debate. This bill was devastating to injured workers. At the time this bill was passed Governor Rendell was Mayor of Philadelphia and he came to Harrisburg to help lobby for the bill to be passed.
1995
Feb 22 HB3 Workers' Compensation Act - schedule of compensation and definitions (effective immediately)
1993
Jun 29 SB864 Workers' and unemployment compensation - action for damages resulting from violations (effective 60 DAYS) Jul 2 SB1 Workers' Compensation Act - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
1990
Jul 1 HB2618 State Workmen's Insurance Fund Law - providing for transfer of money, establishing Advisory Council, requiring annual actuarial study (effective JULY 1, 1990 WITH EXCEPTIONS) Dec 7 SB1395 Workmen's Compensation Act - coverage of hazardous materials response team volunteers (effective 60 DAYS)
1980
Jul 11 HB421 Workmen's Compensation Act - volunteer firemen and ambulance corpsmen (effective 60 DAYS)
1978
Jul 1 HB711 Workmen's Compensation Act - medical payments and suspending compensation on return to work (effective 60 DAYS) Nov 26 SB748 Workmen's Compensation Act - coverage of emergency and enforcement personnel (effective JAN. 1, 1979) Nov 26 SB1608 Workmen's Compensation Act - exemptions from coverage (effective immediately)
1976
Feb 2 SB824 Workmen's Compensation Act-insurer assessments and reports and State administrative expenses (effective immediately) May 20 SB825 Workmen's Compensation Act-establishing an advisory council (effective 60 DAYS) Jun 29 SB1268 Administrative Code - Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board members and Historical and Museum Commission police powers (effective immediately) Jul 9 HB1819 Workmen's Compensation Act - redefining occupational disease (effective immediately) Nov 24 HB2010 Industrial Homework Law-omnibus amendments
1975
Jul 30 HB1121 Workmen's Compensation Act-establishing Supersedeas Fund and requiring certain reports (effective immediately) Oct 18 SB 660 Workmen's Compensation Security Fund Act-combining separate funds (effective immediately) Oct 18 SB 659 State Workmen's Insurance Fund Law-coverage and joinder in insurance pool (effective immediately)
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