The bill amends the Worker's Disability Compensation Act of 1969 by adding a new section, Sec. 303, which outlines the criteria for an employee to be presumed to have made a good-faith effort in seeking employment while receiving compensation for personal injury or work-related disease. Specifically, an employee is considered to have demonstrated such an effort if they are employed by the same employer providing compensation and have attempted to obtain an accommodated job, if they submit at least two job applications in the week benefits are claimed, or if they are employed full-time in reasonable employment.

Additionally, the bill specifies circumstances under which an employee does not have an affirmative duty to seek work, including when a physician indicates that job searching poses health risks or interferes with recovery, when seeking work could jeopardize current employment, during public health emergencies, or if the employee can demonstrate other reasonable causes. The bill also clarifies that a job is considered reasonably available only if the employee receives a bona fide offer of reasonable employment, with "reasonable employment" defined as per existing law.

Statutes affected:
House Introduced Bill: 418.101, 418.941