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House passes workers’ compensation amendments that change exemptions for agricultural employees, 69–0
Summary
The House approved HB280, a workers' compensation bill that clarifies exemptions and establishes payroll-based tiers: employers with prior-year payroll under $8,000 are exempt; payroll between $8,000 and $50,000 must carry $300,000 employer liability insurance and $5,000 medical coverage; payroll over $50,000 is not exempt. The measure passed 69–0.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House unanimously passed House Bill 280 on Feb. 5, 1998, a workers' compensation package that updates exemptions for agricultural employees and clarifies employer liability tiers.
On the floor the sponsor and floor speaker explained key provisions: the bill removes certain historic exemptions, adopts a definition of…
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