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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 85.1, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. Any employee engaged in any type of service in or about 1 4 a private dwelling except that after July 1, 1974, this 1 5 chapter shall apply to such persons who earntwoseven hundred 1 6 fifty dollars or more from such employer for whom employed at 1 7 the time of the injury during the thirteen consecutive weeks 1 8 prior to the injury, providedsaidthe employee is not a 1 9 regular member of the household. For purposes of this 1 10 subsection "member of the household" is defined to be the 1 11 spouse of the employer or relatives of either the employer or 1 12 spouse residing on the premises of the employer. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 85.1, subsection 2, Code 1995, is amended 1 14 to read as follows: 1 15 2. Persons whose employment is purely casual and not for 1 16 the purpose of the employer's trade or business, except that 1 17 after July 1, 1974, this chapter shall apply to such employees 1 18 who earntwoseven hundred fifty dollars or more from such 1 19 employer for whom employed at the time of the injury during 1 20 the thirteen consecutive weeks prior to the injury. 1 21 EXPLANATION 1 22 This bill provides that a person engaged in casual 1 23 employment or in service in or about a private dwelling is not 1 24 covered by workers' compensation if they earn less than $750 1 25 during the 13 weeks prior to the injury. Current law provides 1 26 that workers' compensation does not apply if the person earns 1 27 less than $200 during the 13 weeks. An employer is still able 1 28 to assume workers' compensation liability for these persons 1 29 but only if the employer purchases workers' compensation 1 30 insurance. 1 31 LSB 2199HH 76 1 32 ec/jj/8
Text: HF00329 Text: HF00331 Text: HF00300 - HF00399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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