The House reconvened this morning and passed three bills concerning West Virginia workers, as well as four other bills.
The worker bills passed this morning were House Bill 4387, House Bill 4459 and House Bill 4214.
House Bill 4387 would create the Flexible Leave Act, which would enable employees to use paid leave in order to care for a member of their immediate family. House Bill 4459 would allow dependents of deceased workers to collect workers compensation benefits up to two years after the death. West Virginia Code currently allows dependents to wait up to one year. Lastly, House Bill 4214 would require the Office of Judges review all workers compensation claims.
The following committee will meet today:
Judiciary-1 p.m. 410M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Veterans Affairs-9 a.m. 460M
Health and Human Resources-9:15 a.m. 215E
Banking and Insurance-10 a.m. 215E
Health and Human Resources-4 p.m. 215E
The House will reconvene at 2 p.m. today.
