BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5576: Workplace injury reporting

Addressing worker reporting of workplace injuries for purposes of industrial insurance.

Summary

A worker must immediately report any accident to the worker's employer or supervisor. The report must be in writing, signed by the worker, and submitted to the employer within 60 days of the date of the injury, or before the worker files an application for workers' compensation benefits, whichever comes first.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5576), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to worker reporting of workplace injuries for purposes of industrial insurance;

No recorded floor votes.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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