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House adopts cap on workers' compensation adjudication period after lengthy debate
Summary
The House passed a third substitute to HB 358 to impose a cap (soft cap with extension authority) on how long permanent disability workers' compensation claims may be litigated after filing; the bill passed 57–12 amid employer and employee‑side concerns.
The Utah House on Feb. 25, 1999, approved third substitute House Bill 358, which addresses statutes of limitation for permanent disability workers' compensation claims. The bill maintains the existing six‑year filing period to request a hearing but imposes a time limit on how long the adjudication may continue, setting a soft cap (the third substitute sets a 12‑year cap with limited commission discretion to extend in exceptional cases). The House approved…
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