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Companion Bill SB0849. 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 Act has an occupational disease for the 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 HB1073 / *SB0849Other 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, LLC,[...]

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Latest Actions
  • 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
  • 02/19/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee
  • 02/13/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 02/19/2008
  • 01/29/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs to 2/19/2008

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Bill Text
File name Last Updated
HB1073 Bill Text PDF10/27/2007

Fiscal Notes
File name Last Updated
SB0849 Fiscal Notes PDF10/27/2007