NJ Assembly to Consider New Workers' Compensation Bills

C O M M I T T E E N O T I C E

TO: MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE

FROM: ASSEMBLYMAN JOSEPH V. EGAN, CHAIRMAN

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE MEETING - JUNE 12, 2008

The public may address comments and questions to Gregory L. Williams, Committee Aide, or make bill status and scheduling inquiries to Alfonsina Mavros, Secretary, at (609)984-0445, fax (609)777-2998, or e-mail: OLSAideALA@njleg.org.

Written and electronic comments, questions and testimony submitted to the committee by the public, as well as recordings and transcripts, if any, of oral testimony, are government records and will be available to the public upon request.

The Assembly Labor Committee will meet on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 15, Fourth Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, New Jersey. The following bills will be considered:

A-1581Cohen/EganIncreases workers' compensation for loss of hand or foot.
A-2593Scalera/EganRequires reporting of wage records under certain solid waste contracts.
A-2934Conners/Conaway(pending intro)Allows persons affected by certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs to receive temporary suspension of payment of interest on mortgage loans.
A-2935Conaway/Conners(pending intro)Provides for expedited injunction for violations of law requiring prenotification of certain plant closings, transfers and mass layoffs.
A-2936Conaway/Conners(pending intro)Concerns access to certain job training courses for employees affected by plant closings, mass layoffs or transfer of operations.
A-2966Cohen/Egan/Giblin(pending intro)Increases power of judges of compensation to enforce workers' compensation law.A-2967Egan/Cohen/Giblin(pending intro)Strengthens enforcement against employers for failure to provide workers' compensation coverage.
A-2969Cohen/Egan/Giblin(pending intro)Expands the membership of the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau.
A-2970Egan/Cohen/Giblin(pending intro)Makes failure to provide workers compensation coverage a violation of "New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act" and crime of insurance fraud.

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