Bill Summary for S 407 (2017-2018)

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Aug 3 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 407 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 28, 2017
AN ACT TO ENACT THE EMPLOYEE FAIR CLASSIFICATION ACT, TO REQUIRE THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION TO IMPLEMENT RULES RELATED TO OPIOIDS AND PAIN MANAGEMENT, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION STUDY CAUSES OF INJURY AND RECOMMEND WAYS TO PREVENT INJURIES, AND TO DELAY THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR A REQUIREMENT THAT EMPLOYERS RESPOND TO UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS IN TEN DAYS.
Intro. by Wells.

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Conference report makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.

Amends Section 3.2(b) of SL 2017-8, making Section 3.2 (which amended GS 96-15 to reduce the required time period for which any interested employer must be allowed to file its protest of the claim in order to have the claim referred to an adjudicator from 14 days from the mailing or delivery of the notice of the filing of the claim against the employer’s account to 10 days) effective on July 1, 2018, instead of October 1, 2017.

Makes Section 1 (enacting the Employee Fair Classification Act), Section 2 (amending GS 105-259), and Section 3 (amending GS 95-25.15) of the act effective December 31, 2017, instead of October 1, 2017.

Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.