5190-S.E AMH HOFF TANG 110

  

ESSB 5190 - H AMD TO LAWS COMM AMD (H-1300.2/21) 668

By Representative Hoff

ADOPTED 04/08/2021

On page 17, beginning on line 9 of the striking amendment, strike all of section 7

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:   Removes the requirement that attorneys' fees and costs be paid by the employer or other aggrieved party who filed the appeal, if a court on appeal sustains the worker's right to relief.

Removes the requirement that, for purposes of an appeal involving the presumption of occupational disease, attorneys' fees and costs must be paid by the opposing party when the claim for benefits is allowed.

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