Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Workers' Compensation; clarify the exclusiveness of liability/provide penalties for bad faith claims.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/16 (S) Referred To Insurance | |
| 2 | 01/31 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Hewes
Code Section: A 071-0003-0009
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE EXCLUSIVENESS OF LIABILITY UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES ON EMPLOYERS AND CARRIERS WHO INTENTIONALLY WITHHOLD WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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