Bill No.:                     HB0052                                 Drafter:  MDO

 

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0057                         Effective Date:  7/1/2013

 

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0076

 

Chapter No.:            CH0088

 

Prime Sponsor:       Representative Lubnau

 

Catch Title:              Workplace safety initiatives.

 

Subject:                     Worker’s Compensation Discounts to Employers who Comply with Health and Safety Consultation Program.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        This Act allows for a discount in worker’s compensation premiums for an employer who complies with a health and safety consultation program developed by the department of workforce services.

 

·        A worker’s compensation premium discount granted under this Act shall not exceed 10% of the base rate for the employment classification for the employer.

 

·        The sum total of discounts granted under the Act and existing discounts of worker’s compensation premium discounts shall not exceed 25% of the base rate for the employment classification for the employer.

 

·        The discount under this Act shall only remain in effect for three years after the employer is certified to be in compliance with the health and safety consultation program recommendations.