TN HB1869 | 2015-2016 | 109th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-17 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-17 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, allows attorneys' fees and other costs to be recovered in a workers' compensation claim when the employer denies a claim or fails to deliver benefits to which the employee is entitled if a workers' compensation judge makes a finding that benefits were owed; grants a refund to employers or their insurers if benefits were paid and subsequently a court finds that the employee was not entitled to the benefits. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-226.
Title
As introduced, allows attorneys' fees and other costs to be recovered in a workers' compensation claim when the employer denies a claim or fails to deliver benefits to which the employee is entitled if a workers' compensation judge makes a finding that benefits were owed; grants a refund to employers or their insurers if benefits were paid and subsequently a court finds that the employee was not entitled to the benefits. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-226.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-17 | House | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee of Consumer and Human Resources Committee |
| 2016-02-10 | House | Placed on s/c cal Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee for 2/17/2016 |
| 2016-01-26 | House | Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee |
| 2016-01-21 | House | P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee |
| 2016-01-20 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2016-01-19 | House | Filed for intro. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1706 (Crossfiled) 2016-03-17 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
Subjects
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1869&ga=109 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB1869.pdf |
