Governor Signs Work Comp Bills

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed off on a handful of bills that create a way for nongovernmental entities to provide workers’ compensation coverage for volunteers, establishing a statute of limitations for requesting reimbursement from the reinsurance fund and requiring a person show an impairment reasonably limits the ability to perform work activities to qualify for permanent total disability benefits. The governor on March 23 signed Senate Bill 127, by Sen. Karen Mayne, D-West Valley City, requiring insurers submit a request for reimbursement from the Employers’ Reinsuran...