Senate Sponsors: DILLARD. Short description: WRK COMP-REPETITIVE TRAUMA Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that "accidental injuries incurred due to repetitive or cumulative trauma, or disability caused by the natural deterioration or breakdown of tissue, an organ or part of the body, do not arise out of and in the course of the employment unless the injury or breakdown results from a risk peculiar to or increased by the employment, and not common to the general public, which is the major contributory cause, rather than merely a contributory cause, of such injury or breakdown". Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status