PRINTER'S NO. 2081
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1837
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY IRVIN, JAMES, KEEFER, PICKETT AND ROWE,
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled "An
act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages for
injuries received by an employe in the course of employment;
establishing an elective schedule of compensation; providing
procedure for the determination of liability and compensation
thereunder; and prescribing penalties," in procedure, further
providing for compromise and release.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 449(c) of the act of June 2, 1915
(P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, is
amended to read:
Section 449. * * *
(c) Every compromise and release by stipulation shall be in
writing and duly executed, and the signature of the employe,
widow or widower or dependent shall be attested by two witnesses
or acknowledged before a notary public. However, the attestation
by two witnesses or acknowledgment before a notary public shall
not be required if the employe, widow or widower or dependent
personally appears before the workers' compensation judge under
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