Moffie Funk voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Amends Laws Related to False Statements Regarding Workers Compensation
Signed by Governor Greg Gianforte
Title: Amends Laws Related to False Statements Regarding Workers Compensation
Vote to pass a bill that amends laws related to false statements regarding workers compensation.
Prohibits employees from receiving wage-loss or medical benefits from their employers if they are found to have provided a false statement on an employer-provided written questionnaire if (Sec. 1):
the employee knowingly or willfully, by omission or commission, makes a false representation regarding the employee's physical condition that is relevant to the essential functions of the job;
the employer relies on the false representation and that reliance is a contributing factor in the hiring of the employee; and
there is a causal connection between the falsely represented condition and the injury or occupational disease for which wage-loss or medical benefits are claimed.
Title: Amends Laws Related to False Statements Regarding Workers Compensation
Vote to pass a bill that amends laws related to false statements regarding workers compensation.
Prohibits employees from receiving wage-loss or medical benefits from their employers if they are found to have provided a false statement on an employer-provided written questionnaire if (Sec. 1):
the employee knowingly or willfully, by omission or commission, makes a false representation regarding the employee's physical condition that is relevant to the essential functions of the job;
the employer relies on the false representation and that reliance is a contributing factor in the hiring of the employee; and
there is a causal connection between the falsely represented condition and the injury or occupational disease for which wage-loss or medical benefits are claimed.
Title: Amends Laws Related to False Statements Regarding Workers Compensation