PRINTER'S NO. 3703
No. 2698 Session of 1996
INTRODUCED BY CORRIGAN, GODSHALL, TRELLO AND STEELMAN,
JUNE 11, 1996
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, JUNE 11, 1996
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act defining the liability of an
3 employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe
4 in the course of employment; establishing an elective
5 schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the
6 determination of liability and compensation thereunder; and
7 prescribing penalties," further providing for insurance
8 premium rates.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known
12 as the Workers' Compensation Act, reenacted and amended June 21,
13 1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is amended by adding a section to read:
14 Section 723. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, the
15 premium rates for workers' compensation insurance shall be
16 computed on the number of worker hours for each manual rate
17 classification, instead of a percentage of the employer's
18 payroll, and the premium actually charged shall be a fixed sum
19 per hour worked.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 1997.
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