HB0212

Official summary

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: HB0212 Effective : 7/1/2015 LSO No.: 15LSO-0556 Enrolled Act No.: HEA 96 Chapter No.: 184 Prime Sponsor: Larsen Catch Title: Workers compensation-claim apportionment. Subject: Provides for non-charge of some claims to employer’ s experience rate Summary/Major Elements: The Workers’ Compensation Act requires base rate premiums be adjusted to reflect an individual employer’ s claims experience. This act provides an employer’ s claims experience will not be charged with the expense of an injury if, upon the reque st of the employer, the Workers’ Compensation Division determines an injury was primarily caused by a third party. The act also provides : T he employer carries the burden of proving causation ; T he D ivision’ s determination shall not be admissible in any civil litigation regarding the injury ; and If the employer’ s claims experience is not charged und er this provision, the employer’ s claims experience will not be credited if the Division receives any subrogation recovery from the proceeds of a claim against the third party. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.