Governor Approves Lower Intoxication Threshold, Appeals Board Alternates

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert enacted legislation that will lower the threshold for presuming intoxication was the major contributing cause of a workplace injury, as well as allow the appointment of alternate members to the Labor Commission Appeals Board. The governor on Saturday signed House Bill 15, by Rep. James Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, allowing two alternates — one representing employers and one representing labor — to fill in when regular members of the Appeals Board are unavailable. Other provisions in the bill would allow the Senate and House of Representatives to each...