HOUSE BILL No. 4252

 

February 19, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Hopgood, Lipsey, Law, Vagnozzi and Minore and referred to the Committee on Employment Relations, Training and Safety.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1969 PA 317, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Worker's disability compensation act of 1969,"                             

                                                                                

    (MCL 418.101 to 418.941) by adding section 853a.                            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 853a.  (1) A person who makes a claim under this act                   

                                                                                

2   may submit a written request to an employer, carrier, principal,            

                                                                                

3   or subcontractor for information relating to the claim that is in           

                                                                                

4   the possession of the employer, carrier, principal, or                      

                                                                                

5   subcontractor.  The employer, carrier, principal, or                        

                                                                                

6   subcontractor shall provide the requested information to the                

                                                                                

7   person, or a written statement specifying that it does not have             

                                                                                

8   the information, within 30 days after receiving the request.                

                                                                                

9       (2) An employer, carrier, principal, or subcontractor who                   

                                                                                

10  violates this section shall pay to the person described in                  

                                                                                

11  subsection (1) $50.00 per day for each day after the time period            

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   prescribed in subsection (1) that information or a statement                

                                                                                

2   required under this section is not provided.                                

                                                                                

3       (3) As used in this section, "information" includes but is                  

                                                                                

4   not limited to data, reports, and records relating to an incident           

                                                                                

5   or injury that underlies a claim.