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HB0064 • 2009

Co-employee immunity.

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; amending the standard for tort immunity for an injured worker's fellow employees; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Representative Stubson
Last action
2009-03-02
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-02 House

    H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c)

  2. 2009-01-23 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2009-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  4. 2008-12-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0193

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0064

Co-employee immunity.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Stubson and Cohee and Senator(s) Bebout

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
workers' compensation; amending the standard for tort immunity for an injured worker's fellow employees;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 27
‑
14
‑
104(a) is amended to read:

27
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14
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104.

Exclusive remedy as to employer; nonliability of co
-
employees; no relief from liability; rights as to delinquent or noncontributing employer.

(a)

The rights and remedies provided in this act for an employee including any joint employee, and his dependents for injuries incurred in extrahazardous employments are in lieu of all other rights and remedies against any employer and any joint employer making contributions required by this act, or their employees acting within the scope of their employment unless the employees
intentionally

act
with an intent
to cause
physical

harm or injury to the injured employee, but do not supersede any rights and remedies available to an employee and his dependents against any other person.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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