Bill Text: MA H1863 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The penalty for failure to timely report injuries under the workers compensation act
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-19 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee On Ways and Means [H1863 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1863-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David M. Torrisi
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
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��������������� The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the penalty for failure to timely report injuries under the workers' compensation act.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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David M. Torrisi |
14th Essex |
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John W. Scibak |
2nd Hampshire |
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Thomas M. Stanley |
9th Middlesex |
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Robert L. Rice, Jr. |
2nd Worcester |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the penalty for failure to timely report
injuries under the workers' compensation act.
��������������� Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
����������� SECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Any employer who fails to furnish timely notice of injury as prescribed in this section shall be punished by a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars when said notice is filed at least one but not more than thirty calendar days late.� Any employer who fails to furnish timely notice of injury as prescribed in this section shall be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars when said notice is filed at least thirty-one but not more than ninety calendar days late.� Any employer who fails to furnish timely notice of injury as prescribed in this section shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five hundred dollars when said notice is filed more than ninety calendar days late.� Each failure to pay a fine within thirty calendar days of receipt of a bill from the department shall be punished by an additional fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.� The Commissioner shall establish procedures for the review and adjudication of grievances by employers with respect to the assessment of a fine imposed under this section.
