GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 1407

Short Title:  Study of Repetitive Motion Injuries.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Nesbitt; Luebke, Hensley, and Bowman.
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Referred to:  Rules, Calendars, and Operations of the House.
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May 17, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF WORKPLACE REPETITIVE MOTION INJURIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Labor the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to fund a study,  conducted by the Department of Labor, of the severity of the problem in North Carolina of workplace injuries resulting from cumulative trauma disorder, specifically carpal tunnel syndrome.  This study shall include a profile of the types of injuries reported, the industries from which these injuries are reported, the incidence of such injuries, and the cost of these injuries to employers, employees, and the State.  The Department shall make a report to the 1993 General Assembly (1994 Regular Session).
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.