WV HB4599 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-17 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-17 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide prompt benefits to the injured while off from work; require the insurance carrier to promptly provide the required wage information and indemnity benefits and provide a penalty for the failure to do so; require the initial compensability determination to be made by the West Virginia workers Compensation Commissioner’s office; and eliminate any offset to employers for employee's who have a wage replacement plan.
Title
Providing prompt benefits to the injured while off from work
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2014-02-17 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2014-02-17 | House | To Judiciary then Finance |
| 2014-02-17 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB524 (Same As) 2014-02-10 - To Banking and Insurance
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 | 1c | Amended Code | Citation Text |
