SB 6395-S.E - DIGEST

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/11/04)

Revises provisions relating to applications for compensation under the industrial insurance system.

Requires the department of labor and industries to monitor the number of accidents and occupational diseases that are reported to the employer after the five-day period under this act has elapsed. The department shall determine the reason or reasons the employee reported the accident or occupational disease past the five-day period. The department shall report on its findings annually, with the first report due December 15, 2004.