HB 1385-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 1385-FN
AN ACT relative to appeals under the workers’ compensation law.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Perkins, Rock 14
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill allows a claimant to proceed to the supreme court on an issue of fact in a workers’ compensation case.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2503
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to appeals under the workers’ compensation law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Workers’ Compensation; Hearings and Awards. Amend RSA 281-A:43, I(c) to read as follows:
(c) Any party in interest aggrieved by any order or decision of the board may appeal to the supreme court pursuant to RSA 541. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, such appeal may be on an issue of fact.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.
LBAO
10-2503
11/19/09
HB 1385-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to appeals under the workers’ compensation law.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Judicial Branch states this bill may increase state expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2011 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or state, county and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Judicial Branch states this bill allows a claimant to proceed to Supreme Court on an issue of fact in a workers’ compensation case. The Branch states it has no information on how many appeals might result from this bill or if the Supreme Court would accept such an appeal for full appellate review, accept for a limited appellate review, or decline the appeal. The Branch is not able to determine the fiscal impact of this bill. However, one appeal accepted for full appellate consideration could result in a fiscal impact to the Branch in excess of $10,000.
The Department of Labor states this bill has no fiscal impact on the Department.