S99 - Appropriations Act of 2018. (SL 2018-5)

Overview: Sec. 22.1 of S.L. 2018-5 reduces the penalty for employers in noncompliance with the coverage requirements of the Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) for employers with fewer than fifty employees, provides an alternative penalty for first-time noncompliant employers, and prohibits assessment of a penalty for a period of noncompliance that occurred more than three years prior to the date the penalty was first assessed. This section became effective July 1, 2018.