Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Subject: WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION

As of 12/08/97 at 12:01

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HB  76  Workers' compensation;  revise definition of surviving    Green (72nd)
        spouse.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  80  Workers' compensation; revise distribution of death       Green (72nd)
        benefits.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 259  Workers' Compensation; increase number of employees       Guice
        required from five to ten.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 320  Workers' compensation; allow employee to sue employer     Green (72nd)
        for intentional torts or gross negligence.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 353  Workers' Compensation Commission; revise salaries of      Guice
        members and adminstrative law judges.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 354  Workers' Compensation Commission; appoint two attorneys   Guice
        to prosecute fraud cases.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 484  Workers' compensation;  provide employer the right to     Formby
        require an autopsy in death cases.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 595  Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool; Commissioner    Stevens
   %    of Insurance may include certain underwriting fee.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 736  City of Ridgeland; authorize to pay injured police        Martinson
 *      officers the difference between workers compensation   
        benefits and regular net base pay.                     
           04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 808  Workers' compensation;  expand exception to               Green (72nd)
        exclusiveness of liability.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 847  Workers' compensation;  prohibit retaliatory discharge    Blackmon
        of employees who file claim.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1011  Workers compensation; appeal commission decisions to      Watson
        Supreme Court instead of circuit court.                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1012  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of circuit court.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1053  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1058  Workers compensation; increase benefits for               Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1062  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1291  Workers' compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Wells-Smith
        construed.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1336  Workers' compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Formby
        construed.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1337  Workers' compensation; preexisting conditions do not      Formby
        have to be occupationally disabling for apportionment  
        to apply.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1338  Workers' Compensation; make certain medical information   Formby
        available to employers.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1503  Workers compensation; attorney for claimant to be         Bailey
        reimbursed for certain legal expenses.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1560  Workers' compensation self-funded pools; require          Stevens
        employers to be members of the same professional       
        associations.                                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2117  Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool; insurance       Kirby
 *      commissioner may require contribution to contingency   
        fund.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2200  Workers' comp; no compensation to incarcerated person.    Kirby
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2279  Workers' compensation; establish criteria for alcohol     Hewes
        and drug testing.                                      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2283  Workers' Comp; clarify compensability for injury due to   Hewes
        alcohol/drug use.                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2453  Workers' Comp; allow employer to exempt parent, child     Bean
 *      or spouse.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2580  Workers' Compensation/Employment Security Commissions;    Jordan (18th)
        appeal awards directly to Supreme Court.               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2630  Workers' comp; employers pooling liabilities shall be     Kirby
        members of same trade association as other pool        
        members.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2667  Workers comp; worker must give notice of injury before    Hewes
        termination.                                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2668  Workers comp; employer may request autopsy in death       Hewes
        cases.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2747  Workers' compensation; authorize out-of-pocket expenses   Walls
        for attorneys.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2779  Workers Comp; require impartial construction of the       Hewes
        act.                                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2782  Workers comp; apportionment to apply to pre-existing      Hewes
        conditions.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2784  Workers' Compensation; make certain medical information   Hewes
        available to employers.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2811  Drug-Free Workplace Workers' Compensation Premium         Kirby
 *      Reduction Act; create.                                 
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2874  Workers' compensation; create fraud bureau within AG's    Kirby
 * %    office and fund with assessments on carriers.          
           04/03 (S) Died In Conference



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