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1999 SESSION

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HB 2132 Workers' compensation; failure to pay compensation; good cause.

Introduced by: John H. Rust, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Failure to pay compensation; good cause. Allows the Workers’ Compensation Commission to waive the penalty imposed when benefits are not paid within two weeks after becoming due if the Commission finds that any required payment has been made as promptly as practicable and (i) there is good cause outside the control of the employer for the delay or (ii) in the case of a self-insured employer, the employer has issued the required payment to the employee as a part of the next regular payroll after the payment becomes due.


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