SB 5844-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Allows employers or duly authorized representatives to review industrial insurance claim files.

Requires the Department of Labor and Industries notify employers and workers upon the allowance of a claim of their rights and responsibilities under this act.

Subjects an employer to a civil penalty of one thousand for each occurrence where the employer or employer's authorized representative reveals information in an injured worker's claim file regarding a mental health condition or treatment to any person other than an authorized representative.