Workers' compensation; civil penalties, collection costs. (HB458)
Introduced By
Del. Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Workers' compensation; civil penalties; collection costs. Increases the maximum civil penalty that may be assessed against an employer for failure to obtain workers' compensation insurance or provide evidence of compliance with the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act to $50,000. Currently, noncompliant employers are subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000. The measure provides that, subject to the maximum, the penalty for each day of noncompliance will range from $100 to $250. The measure also provides that (i) civil penalties will be allocated equally between the Workers' Compensation Commission's administrative fund and the Uninsured Employer's Fund and (ii) the Commission may add the costs of collecting the civil penalty to the aggregate civil penalty, with the collected costs to be paid into the administrative fund.
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2014 | Committee |
01/06/2014 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101627D |
01/06/2014 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/15/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB458) |
01/16/2014 | Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2014 | Read first time |
01/21/2014 | Read second time |
01/21/2014 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/21/2014 | Engrossed by House as amended HB458E |
01/21/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14101627D-E |
01/22/2014 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/22/2014 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB458) |
01/23/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/23/2014 | Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
01/29/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB458E) |
02/17/2014 | Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2014 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/20/2014 | Read third time |
02/20/2014 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2014 | Enrolled |
02/24/2014 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB458ER) |
02/24/2014 | Impact statement from DPB (HB458ER) |
02/24/2014 | Signed by Speaker |
02/26/2014 | Signed by President |
03/07/2014 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 204 (effective 7/1/14) |
03/07/2014 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204) |