Second

Session, 48th General Assembly

Elizabeth II, 2018

BILL 30

AN ACT TO AMEND THE

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act

Received

and Read the First Time ................................................................

Second

Reading ............................................................................................

Committee .....................................................................................................

Third

Reading ...............................................................................................

Royal

Assent .................................................................................................

HONOURABLE SHERRY

GAMBIN-WALSH

Minister

Responsible for Workplace NL

Ordered to be printed by

the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This Bill would amend the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act

to increase the income replacement rate from 80% to 85% beginning April 1, 2018.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE WORKPLACE HEALTH,

SAFETY AND COMPENSATION ACT

Analysis

S.74 Amdt.

Lost earning capacity

S.74.1 Amdt.

Compensation to be reviewed

Commencement

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSNL1990 cW-11

as amended

1. Subsection 74(2) of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act is repealed and the

following substituted:

(2) For

periods of wage loss after March 31, 2018, the rate used for calculating a

worker's loss of earning capacity shall be 85% of the difference between the

worker's average weekly net earnings at the commencement of his or her loss of

earnings resulting from the injury, subject to the maximum prescribed amount

under subsection 80(8), and the average weekly net earnings the worker is

estimated to be capable of earning at suitable employment after sustaining that

injury.

2. Subsection 74.1(2) of the Act is repealed.

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on April 1, 2018.

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