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Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 73 P.S. Trade and Commerce (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 38. Violations of Unemployment and Worker's Compensation Laws
73 P.S. § 2221
§ 2221. Action for damages resulting from violation of unemployment and workmen's compensation laws
Currentness
(a) General rule.--A person, firm, association or corporation which suffers damages as a result of a competitive bid for a project involving the construction, repair, remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, improvement, rehabilitation, replacement or renovation of a building or other structure not being accepted due to another person, firm, association or corporation knowingly violating the provisions of the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L. 736, No. 338), known as The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act,1 or the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L. 2897, No. 1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law,2 may bring an action against the successful bidder for damages.
(b) Employee status.--For purposes of an action brought under this section, employee status shall be determined by the applicable provisions of one of the following:
(1) The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L. 736, No. 338), known as The Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act, if suit is brought under the provisions of that act.
(2) The act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L. 2897, No. 1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, if suit is brought under the provisions of that act.

Credits

1993, June 29, P.L. 188, No. 42, § 1, effective in 60 days.

Footnotes

1
77 P.S. § 1 et seq.
2
43 P.S. § 751 et seq.
73 P.S. § 2221, PA ST 73 P.S. § 2221
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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