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Committee clears bill clarifying liability for apprentices and work‑based learners
Summary
House Bill 10‑98 clarifies that employers who host unpaid or paid apprentices and work‑based learners must provide workers' compensation and enter written agreements with schools or intermediaries. Industry groups backed the change; the committee approved 7‑0.
A legislative committee advanced House Bill 10‑98, which aims to remove liability uncertainty for employers, schools and intermediaries by making workers' compensation the primary remedy for injuries to students and apprentices participating in eligible work‑based learning programs.
Representative Commons, sponsor of the bill, said…
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