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by | February 22, 2010 · 9:21 am

Hospitality Industry Workplace Safety Legislation: Wyoming Legislature Passes Bill Increasing Civil Penalties For Workplace Safety Violations

(From a KULR8.com article) A bill boosting fines and civil penalties for workplace safety violations will be considered by the full House.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that House Bill 93 passed the House Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee on Wednesday by a 5-4 vote. Under the legislation, civil penalties would rise from a range of $5,000-$70,000 to a range of $8,000-$120,000 for each violation.

If the violation causes the death of an employee, the civil penalty amounts would increase to a range of $50,000-$250,000. For an employer with 25 or fewer employees, the minimum penalty would not be less than $25,000.

Fines for failing to fix problems or violating specific areas also would rise

http://www.kulr8.com/news/wyoming/84659927.html

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by | February 16, 2010 · 1:36 pm

Hospitality Industry Risk Update: Colorado Considers Legislation Limiting Workplace Surveillance Of Employees Who Filed “Workers Compensation” Claim

(From a BusinessInsurance.com article posting) Legislation that would restrict video surveillance of employees who have filed a workers compensation claim by insurers and self-insured employers has been approved by a Colorado House committee.

Workplace surveillance would be limited by pending Colorado legislation.

Colorado’s House Judiciary Committee approved H.B. 10-1012, sponsored by state Rep. Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, on a 6-4 vote last week. The bill would prohibit insurers or employers from conducting surveillance of workers comp claimants unless they have “a reasonable basis to suspect that the employee has committed fraud or made a material misstatement concerning the claim.”

 Claimants would be allowed to ask for an expedited hearing to learn why they are being investigated and individuals conducting the surveillance would be required to respond fully to questions.

 The legislation, which now goes to the Colorado House Appropriations Committee, also sets up a $1,000-a-day penalty for violations. A similar bill is pending in the Colorado Senate.

 Separately, Denver-based Pinnacol Assurance, a state-created workers comp insurer, said in a statement Tuesday that it is prepared to give the state $200 million to remove it from state control become a policyholder-owned workers comp insurer.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20100216/NEWS/100219948

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