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Latest Update: Tuesday, October, 07th 2008
Companion Bill SB2882. Workers' Compensation - Authorizes a claim to be filed before a benefit review conference is held with no action to be taken on such claim until a benefit review conference is conducted. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-203. Fiscal Summary for *HB2494 / SB2882 Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB2494 / SB2882 Present law requires parties to a worker's compensation claim to exhaust the benefit review conference process before a party may file a civil suit in court. This bill specifies that an action prematurely filed by an employee will not be dismissed for failure to comply with the benefit review conference process and will be stayed until a conference can be held at the request of the employer. Any other action would be dismissed upon a properly filed motion [...] show full description
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
- 03/11/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs to 3/18/2008
- 03/05/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 03/11/2008
- 02/19/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs to 3/11/2008
show all 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
- 03/11/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs to 3/18/2008
- 03/05/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 03/11/2008
- 02/19/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs to 3/11/2008
- 02/13/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 02/19/2008
- 02/05/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs to 2/19/2008
- 01/30/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Employee Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs for 02/05/2008
- 01/23/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Employee Affairs of C&EA
- 01/14/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Consumer & Employee Affairs
- 01/10/2008 - Introduced, Passed first consideration
- 01/09/2008 - Filed for Introduction
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