SB 5844 - DIGEST
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

Requires employers to establish a written policy regarding the storage of injured workers' files to protect the confidentiality of the information.

Subjects an employer to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for each occurrence where the employer or employer's agent reveals information in an injured worker's claim file to any person other than an authorized representative or a person who has a need to know.