Brief Description: Modifying who may receive industrial insurance claimants' notices, orders, or warrants.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Kline).

Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
House Committee on Commerce & Labor

Background: Written notices, orders or warrants for claims under the Industrial Insurance Act may only be forwarded to the industrial insurance claimant and may not be forwarded to any representative of the claimant until an order on the claim has been entered and is appealable to the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.

Summary: Industrial insurance claimants' written notices, orders, or warrants may be forwarded to the claimant in care of a representative before an order has been entered on the claim if the claimant designates this representative in writing.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      47   0
House      96   0

Effective:   July 22, 2007