AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND COMMERCE

1. Page 1, introduced, line 20, after exceed

strike

one year

insert

six months

2. Page 1, introduced, line 21, after exceed

strike

one year

insert

six months

FLOOR AMENDMENT (MCEACHIN) AGREED TO BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

1. Page 1, introduced, line 29, after payment.

insert

If an employer makes voluntary payments as provided herein, the employer shall at the conclusion of the voluntary payments send the employee a notice including the following:

You, (employee's name), have been receiving voluntary payments of workers' compensation benefits. (Employer's name) will not make any further payments under the Workers' Compensation Act. Take notice that your right to workers' compensation benefits will expire unless you file a claim with the Workers' Compensation Commission within two years from the date of your injury or eighteen months from the date of the check accompanying this notice, whichever occurs last.