HB 165 KY Introduced
AN ACT relating to occupational disease claims.
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Summary
Amend KRS 342.125 to remove the requirement that an affected employee previously diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis resulting from exposure to coal dust must have an additional two years of employment in the Commonwealth wherein the employee was continuously exposed to the hazards of the disease in order to reopen a claim.
Sponsor (1)
- A. Tackett Laferty Democratic · primary
Action history (3)
- Dec 10, 2021 Prefiled by the sponsor(s). · lower
- Jan 4, 2022 introduced in House · lower
- Jan 4, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
CoalLabor and IndustryWorkers' Compensation
Text versions (1)
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