AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS (Allows for employers, in workers' compensation actions, to shift the legal burden to employees to prove they were not intoxicated at the time of injury or death, after a showing that the employee had a positive test for intoxicating substances.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
Last action Apr 5, 2018
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Apr 5, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/05/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced
03/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DM
Donna M. Nesselbush
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
PV
Paul V. Jabour
DDemocratic
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