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House advances workers' compensation reform adding penalties tied to drug- and alcohol-related workplace injuries
Summary
Second-substitute Senate Bill 128, part of a workers' compensation package, would increase penalties for employer safety failures and deny disability compensation when an employee—s injury is primarily caused by illegal drug use, intentional prescription abuse or intoxication (0.08 BAC or greater). The measure passed the House 44 yes to 28 nos after heated debate on fault in a traditionally no-fault system.
The Utah House on March 1 passed second-substitute Senate Bill 128, a major component of a workers' compensation reform package that alters how drug and alcohol-related workplace injuries are treated.
Sponsor Representative Marty Stevens described the bill as a three-pronged reform: it adds protections for employees by forbidding employers from disabling safety devices and raises employee benefits when employer willful failure contributes to injury; it also clarifies that workers injured when the major contributing cause is illegal drug use, intentional abuse of prescription drugs,…
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