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2024 SESSION
SB 520 Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors.
Introduced by: Angelia Williams Graves | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, "occupational disease" includes injuries or diseases from conditions resulting from repetitive and sustained physical stressors, including repetitive and sustained motions, exertions, posture stresses, contact stresses, vibrations, or noises. The bill provides that such injuries or diseases are covered under the Act and that such coverage does not require that such repetitive or sustained physical stress occurred over a particular time period, provided that the time period over which such physical stress occurred can be reasonably identified.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103836D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
- 01/22/24 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (8-Y 6-N)
- 01/22/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/31/24 Senate: Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)