Vote to override a veto of a bill that amends workers' compensation laws.

• Requires employers to provide compensation for the injury or death of a worker caused by “occupational disease” (Sec. A).

• Defines “occupational disease” as a disease that originates in a risk connected with employment (Sec. A).

• Specifies that employees are not liable for the injury or death of their co-workers except for cases in which the injury or death of a co-worker is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (Sec. A). 

• Prohibits civil action against an employer and suspends statutes of limitations for the civil action until all other workers’ compensation remedies have been exhausted (Sec. A).

• Prohibits a third party from seeking reimbursement from an employer if it paid for the cost of an employee’s medical treatment for an occupational disease caused by toxic exposure (Sec. A).

Vote to pass a bill that amends workers' compensation laws.

• Requires employers to provide compensation for the injury or death of a worker caused by “occupational disease” (Sec. A).

• Defines “occupational disease” as a disease that originates in a risk connected with employment (Sec. A).

• Specifies that employees are not liable for the injury or death of their co-workers except for cases in which the injury or death of a co-worker is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (Sec. A). 

• Prohibits civil action against an employer and suspends statutes of limitations for the civil action until all other workers’ compensation remedies have been exhausted (Sec. A).

• Prohibits a third party from seeking reimbursement from an employer if it paid for the cost of an employee’s medical treatment for an occupational disease caused by toxic exposure (Sec. A).

Vote to pass a bill that amends workers' compensation laws.

• Requires employers to provide compensation for the injury or death of a worker caused by “occupational disease” (Sec. A).

• Defines “occupational disease” as a disease that originates in a risk connected with employment (Sec. A).

• Specifies that employees are not liable for the injury or death of their co-workers except for cases in which the injury or death of a co-worker is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (Sec. A). 

• Prohibits civil action against an employer and suspends statutes of limitations for the civil action until all other workers’ compensation remedies have been exhausted (Sec. A).

• Prohibits a third party from seeking reimbursement from an employer if it paid for the cost of an employee’s medical treatment for an occupational disease caused by toxic exposure (Sec. A).