Workers' Compensation

Passed

P SB615

Workers' compensation; Capitol Police. Expands the definition of law-enforcement officer to include members of the Capitol Police for the purpose of providing that a claim for workers' compensation benefits incurred by such a person while undertaking a law-enforcement or rescue activity in an off-duty capacity or outside an assigned shift or work location is deemed to be in the course of employment.
Patron - Stolle

Failed

F HB532

Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. Authorizes the Governor to declare that a communicable, contagious or infectious disease, or any condition that leads to the disease, is a disease or condition that is covered by the existing infectious disease presumption for firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and certain law-enforcement officers under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. The presumption currently exists for hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, and HIV. Such a declaration may be made after the Board of Health has issued an order for the purpose of suppressing the outbreak of the disease and the Governor has declared a state of emergency due to an outbreak of the disease that poses a danger to the life and health of the public.
Patron - Mathieson

F HB664

Workers' compensation for court-appointed attorneys. Provides coverage under workers' compensation laws for court-appointed attorneys who are injured by the indigent client while engaged in activities directly related to the representation of the client.
Patron - Miller, J.H.

F SB161

Workers' compensation; alternative dispute resolution. Authorizes an employer primarily engaged in the construction business and a collective bargaining representative of its employees, with which the employer has a signatory agreement, to negotiate a dispute resolution system, which may include mediation and binding arbitration. The agreement may authorize or require the use of an agreed list of health care providers, which shall be the exclusive source of examinations, treatment, and testimony provided under the Workers' Compensation Act. The system would be an alternative to dispute resolution procedures in the Workers' Compensation Act. Such agreements may also address the use of an agreed list of health care providers for treatment and examinations, light duty and return-to-work programs, and vocational rehabilitation or retraining. Settlements must be approved by the Workers' Compensation Commission. Arbitration decisions may be reviewed in the same manner as decisions of deputy commissioners.
Patron - McEachin

F SB500

Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. Authorizes the Governor to declare that a communicable, contagious or infectious disease, is a disease that is covered by the existing infectious disease presumption for firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and certain law-enforcement officers under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. The presumption currently exists for hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, and HIV. Such a declaration may be made after the Board of Health has issued an order for the purpose of suppressing the outbreak of the disease and the Governor has declared a state of emergency due to an outbreak of the disease that poses a danger to the life and health of the public.
Patron - Northam

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