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2021 SESSION
HB 2228 Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors.
Introduced by: Elizabeth R. Guzman | 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 from conditions resulting from repetitive and sustained physical stressors, including repetitive and sustained motions, exertions, posture stress, contact stresses, vibration, or noise. The bill provides that such injuries are covered under the Act. Such coverage does not require that the injuries occurred over a particular period, provided that such a period can be reasonably identified and documented and further provided that the employment is shown to have primarily caused the injury, considering all causes.
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HISTORY
- 01/13/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102834D
- 01/13/21 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/18/21 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/26/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/26/21 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/28/21 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/28/21 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/21 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/01/21 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/21 House: Left in Appropriations