HOUSE BILL No. 5916


     June 9, 1998, Introduced by Reps. Basham, Freeman, DeHart, Anthony, Prusi, Martinez, Cherry, LaForge, Cropsey, Tesanovich, Scott, Hale, Bogardus, Wojno, Thomas, Wetters, Walberg, Dobronski, Agee, Schermesser, Kelly, Rison, Griffin, Leland, Jelinek, Bobier, Goschka, Sanborn, Godchaux, Lowe, Richner, Birkholz and Quarles and referred to the Committee
on Labor and Occupational Safety.


        A bill to amend 1969 PA 317, entitled

   "Worker's disability compensation act of 1969,"

   (MCL 418.101 to 418.941) and 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 SUBCONTRAC-

 6    TOR SHALL PROVIDE THE REQUESTED INFORMATION TO THE PERSON, OR A

 7    WRITTEN STATEMENT SPECIFYING THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE THE INFORMA-

 8    TION, 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


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 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.














































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