A committee in the Montana Senate on Wednesday voted 7-4 to pass a bill that would disallow workers’ compensation benefits for those who fail to disclose relevant medical conditions on pre-employment questionnaires.
The Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee passed Senate Bill 118, by Sen. Terry Gauthier, R-Helena. The bill would prohibit workers from receiving medical and indemnity benefits for a work injury if they made false statements to the prospective employer following a conditional job offer, if the following conditions are met:
The worker made a false rep...
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