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House Bill 451 |
House Author: Moody et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Creighton |
House Bill 451 amends the Labor Code to authorize a first responder who alleges certain employment discrimination in connection with a workers' compensation claim by the first responder's employing state or local governmental entity to sue the entity for relief. The bill waives and abolishes sovereign or governmental immunity from suit to the extent of liability created by applicable workers' compensation law, with certain exceptions, and limits the liability of a political subdivision under that law to a maximum amount of $100,000 for each person aggrieved by and $300,000 for each single occurrence of a violation of that law.