State Status
Any Preemption
Pending Legislation
Legislative Summary
HB5284 - (workplace liability) - A bill to amend the Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 - Session Adjourned
This bill amends the Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 to state that a lung disease or other condition linked to secondhand smoke shall be presumed to have been contributed to, aggravated, or accelerated by employment and is compensable if a nonsmoker worked in a smoking-permitted workplace.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
No
