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Companion Bill SB0857. Workers' Compensation - Establishes a conclusive presumption that a beryllium employee, employee with cancer or silicosis, or other employee covered under the federal Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act has an occupational disease for purposes of state workers' compensation claim and employee or dependent is entitled to benefits; prohibits employers from raising defenses of notice, causation, or statute of limitations; places certain limits on claims; prohibits state or local government employees from making claims. - Amends TCA Title 50. Fiscal Summary for *HB0643 / SB0857Other Fiscal Impact - No direct impact on state or local governments. The University of Tennessee (UT) earns a fifty percent share of the management fee for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) through its fifty percent ownership of UT-Battelle, [...]

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  • 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee
  • 03/12/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 03/18/2008
  • 04/17/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs to 2008
  • 04/12/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 04/17/2007
  • 04/03/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs to 4/17/2007

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
HB0643 Bill Text PDF10/27/2007

Fiscal Notes
File name Last Updated
SB0857 Fiscal Notes PDF10/27/2007