WORKER'S COMPENSATION LEGISLATION

Current Legislative Action

• No legislation found

Previous Legislative Action

Not all of the legislation listed below made it out of committee.  Some parts of one piece of legislation were added to another and some parts were omitted.

Listed under Worker's Compensation Act

• HB30 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for the payment of compensation to widows, widowers and children.

• HB70 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for exclusive liability of employer.

• SB98 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further defining "occupational disease"; and providing for cancer in the occupation of firefighter.

• SB160 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further defining "occupational disease," "injury," "personal injury" and "injury arising in the course of his employment."

• HB171 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further defining "occupational disease."

• HB353 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further defining "occupational disease."

• HB560 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for hearings on petitions.

• HB590 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for periodic payment of compensation, for powers of referees and for regulations.

• SB616 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, providing for cost-of-living increases in the amount of compensation payable.

• SB643 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, defining "independent contractor"; and further providing for subcontractors. (This bill is currently pending in the PA Senate but has met but faces a lot of opposition by the PA Trial Bar and the Governor's office).

• HB668 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for settlements, for schedule of compensation and for employee reports; providing for recoupment; and further providing for payment of compensation.

• HB699 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further defining "occupational disease."

• HB701 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further defining "occupational disease"; and providing for cancer in the occupation of firefighter.

• SB849 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for the definition of "employee."

• HB961 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for the schedule of compensation.

• HB1215 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, defining "independent contractor"; further providing for liability to independent contractors, for subcontracting with independent contractors and for proof of insurance; providing for registration of independent contractors and for presumptions relating to independent contractors; imposing duties upon the Department of Labor and Industry; and further providing for offenses.

• HB1360 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for subcontractors and for offenses.

• HB1484 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, providing for appeals concerning the State Workers' Insurance Fund; and establishing the State Workers' Insurance Appeal Board.

• HB1548 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for penalties. (This bill has been unanimously passed in the PA House of Representatives and is in the Senate for consideration).

• HB1549 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further providing for the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council.

• HB1823 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, providing for cost-of-living increases in the amount of compensation payable.

• HB1905 - An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, further defining "employee."

Listed under Worker's Compensation

• SB611 - Administration expenses, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006 (Act 5A,`05)

• SB616 - Cost-of-living increases, establishing (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338) 

• SB849 - "Employee", includes Commonwealth resident temporarily engaged as volunteer in disaster relief function, certain conditions (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB30 - Employees, compensation payment to include widows, widowers and children (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338) 

• HB1823 - Employees, cost-of-living increases in amount of compensation payable (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB1360 - Employees, provisions relating to subcontractors, offenses (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB961 - Employees, schedule; reasonable surgical and medical services, increase (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB1548 - Employees, violation of compensation provisions, penalties (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338) (This bill has been unanimously passed in the PA House of Representatives and is in the Senate for consideration).

• HB1905 - "Employee," further defining (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB70 - Employer, exclusive liability provisions (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338) 

• HB590 - Employer, periodic payment, powers of referees; regulations (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB668 - Employee, settlements, schedule and payment of compensation; employee reports; recoupment (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• SB98   SB160 - Firefighters, "occupational disease", definition, adding cancer (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB171 - "Hepatitis C, "occupational disease," further defining (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB1215 - "Independent contractor," defining; liability to, subcontracting with independent contractors, proof of insurance; registration, presumptions relating to independent contractors; Labor and Industry Department, duties; offenses (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB353 - "Occupational disease," defining (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338) 

• HB701 - "Occupational disease," further defined; cancer in firefighters (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB699 - "Occupational disease," further defined to include Hepatitis C contracted through occupation, emergency service personnel (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB560 - Petitions, hearing provisions (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• HB1484 - State Workers' Insurance Fund, appeal provisions; State Workers' Insurance Appeal Board, establishing (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)

• SB643 - Subcontractors, compensation, exception (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338) (This bill in currently pending in the PA Senate but has met but faces a lot of opposition by the PA Trial Bar and the Governor's office)

• HB1549 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, establishing (Amend 1915 P.L.736, No.338)