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H. 4669

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General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Leach
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3739dw04.doc

Introduced in the House on February 3, 2004
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Loss of use of the back under workers' compensation

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/3/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-11
    2/3/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-11

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/3/2004

TO AMEND SECTION 42-9-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION AND PERIOD OF DISABILITY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PRESUMPTION OF TOTAL DISABILITY IN CASES WHERE THERE IS FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE LOSS OF USE OF THE BACK.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 42-9-30(19) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(19)    For the total loss of use of the back, sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the average weekly wages during three hundred weeks. The compensation for partial loss of use of the back shall must be such proportions of the periods of payment herein provided in this item for total loss as such partial loss bears to total loss, except that in cases where there is fifty percent or more loss of use of the back, in which event the injured employee shall be deemed to have suffered total and permanent disability and compensated therefor under paragraph two of Section 42-9-10."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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