UPDATED May 7, 2007
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Senate Bill No.
215 BY Ruggerio, Goodwin, Tassoni, Ciccone, Maselli
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(change the base wage calculation from 75% to 85% under the workers' compensation law)
01/31/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Ruggerio, Goodwin, McCaffrey, Issa, Tassoni
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(raise workers' compensation payments for specific injuries)
01/31/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
Senate Bill No.
217 BY Ruggerio, Goodwin, Jabour, McCaffrey, Tassoni
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- MEDICAL SERVICES
(transportation costs for employees that travel to received workers' compensation health care services)
01/31/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Ruggerio, Goodwin, McCaffrey, Issa, Doyle
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - BENEFITS
(employees right to choose an initial treating physician)
01/31/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Ruggerio, Goodwin, McCaffrey, Jabour, Maselli
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- GENERAL PROVISIONS
(change definition of special employers under workers' compensation)
01/31/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Ruggerio, Goodwin, Maselli, Moura, McCaffrey
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(examination by physician no earlier than 4 month intervals after the injury)
01/31/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Ruggerio, Goodwin, Moura, DaPonte, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
(repeal section of the law relating to continuation of workers' compensation benefits for partial incapacity)
01/31/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Bates, Badeau, Cote, Tassoni, Ruggerio
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - GENERAL PROVISIONS
(expand the jurisdiction of the workers' compensation act to certain workers who suffer a job-related injury outside the territorial limits of the state of Rhode Island)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Badeau
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(provide that a reduction in weekly compensation shall not be delayed for more than ninety (90) days after maximum medical improvement has been found)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Badeau
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- PROCEDURE
(would provide that no petition would be filed during the pendency of a nonprejudicial memorandum of agreement or up until the notification that payments have terminated)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Badeau
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(require that before an injured worker, receiving weekly total workers' compensation benefits, can receive an annual increase to new dependency benefits allowance, the worker must be totally disabled for at least 52 consecutive weeks)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Badeau
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(provide that, with respect to workers' compensation benefits, neither party filing a petition to show a recurrence or decrease of incapacity be required to document a comparative change of condition)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Badeau
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - BENEFITS
(expand the obligation of a receiving workers' compensation to report earnings of all types)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Badeau
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- PROCEDURE
(provide an employer or insurer with notice and opportunity to accept a workers' compensation claim)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Badeau
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS COMPENSATION - BENEFITS
(require workers who claim disfigurement to wait one year from the disfiguring event before filing a petition for benefits)
02/07/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
04/25/2007 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
BY Badeau, Ciccone
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(delete the requirement that an employer must document that the incapacity has increased or returned with the need for the employee to document a comparative change in condition when an employee files a petition to prove recurrence of incapacity to work)
02/13/2007 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
03/14/2007 Scheduled for consideration
03/14/2007 Committee heard
BY Corvese
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT
(require the workers' compensation court to file annual activity reports with the general assembly)
01/10/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
02/06/2007 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
02/06/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Corvese
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - GENERAL PROVISIONS
(expand the jurisdiction of the workers' compensation act to certain workers who suffer a job-related injury outside the territorial limits of the state of Rhode Island)
02/27/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS COMPENSATION - BENEFITS
(require workers who claim disfigurement to wait one year from the disfiguring event before filing a petition for benefits)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(party filing a petition to show a recurrence or decrease of incapacity be required to document a comparative change of condition)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(provide that a reduction in weekly compensation shall not be delayed for more than 90 days after maximum medical improvement has been found)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS' COMPENSATION - BENEFITS
(would expand the obligation of a receiving workers' compensation to report earnings of all types)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(provide that neither party filing a petition to show a recurrence or decrease of incapacity, be required to document a comparative change of condition)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- PROCEDURE
(provide that no petition would be filed during the pendency of a nonprejudicial memorandum of agreement or up until the notification that payments have terminated)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Jacquard
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - WORKERS COMPENSATION
(make various amendments to the statutes applicable to workers' compensation)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- PROCEDURE
(provide an employer or insurer with notice and opportunity to accept a workers' compensation claim)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Winfield
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- BENEFITS
(require that before an injured worker, receiving weekly total workers' compensation benefits, can receive an annual increase to new dependency benefits allowance, the worker must be totally disabled for at least 52 consecutive weeks)
02/28/2007 Introduced, referred to House Labor
04/04/2007 Scheduled for consideration
04/04/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
BY Rice
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT
(add sheriffs to be compensated thru wages if injured in the line of duty and they would not be subject to workers' compensation)
03/01/2007 Introduced, referred to House Finance
04/26/2007 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
04/26/2007 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
