HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1649        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1737

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John D. Keenan

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the penalty for failure to timely report injuries under the workers' compensation act.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John D. Keenan

7th Essex

1/17/2013

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

Stephen L. DiNatale

3rd Worcester

 

Dennis A. Rosa

4th Worcester

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

 

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

 

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

 

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

 

Carlos Henriquez

5th Suffolk

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

 

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1649        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1737

By Mr. Keenan of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1737) of John D. Keenan and others relative to the penalty for failure to timely report injuries under the workers' compensation law.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1405 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to the penalty for failure to timely report injuries under the workers' compensation act.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 6 of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the last paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Any employer who fails to furnish timely notice of injury as prescribed in this section shall be punished by a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars when said notice is filed at least one but not more than thirty calendar days late.  Any employer who fails to furnish timely notice of injury as prescribed in this section shall be punished by a fine of five hundred dollars when said notice is filed at least thirty-one but not more than ninety calendar days late.  Any employer who fails to furnish timely notice of injury as prescribed in this section shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five hundred dollars when said notice is filed more than ninety calendar days late.  Each failure to pay a fine within thirty calendar days of receipt of a bill from the department shall be punished by an additional fine of two hundred and fifty dollars.  The Commissioner shall establish procedures for the review and adjudication of grievances by employers with respect to the assessment of a fine imposed under this section.