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Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Relevant legislation:
- Law No. 98/2009, of 09/04, amended by Law No. 83/2021, of 12/06 (The diploma in question regulates the regime of repair of work accidents and occupational diseases, including rehabilitation and professional reintegration, under the terms of article 284 of the Labor Code, approved by Law No. 7/2009, of February 12.)
- Constitutional Court Ruling No. 79/2013, of March 12 (judges unconstitutional the norms contained in articles 75, No. 2, and 82, No. 2, of Law No. 98/2009, of September 4, in the part that prevents the updating of pensions for incapacities less than 30/prct., not redeemable obligatorily under the terms of article 75, No. 1, of the cited Law No. 98/2009, for being superior to six times the guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration, in force the day after the date of discharge.)
- Constitutional Court Ruling No. 172/2014, of March 10 (Declares the unconstitutionality, with general obligatory force, of the norm contained in article 75, No. 2, of Law No. 98/2009, of September 4, in the part that prevents the partial redemption of annual life pensions corresponding to incapacity less than 30 /prct., not redeemable obligatorily under the terms of No. 1 of the same precept for being of value superior to six times the guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration, in force the day after the date of discharge, even when the victim so requests.).
- Decree-Law No. 106/2017, of 08/29 (Regulates the collection, publication and dissemination of official statistical information on work accidents).
- Ordinance No. 14/2018, of 01/11 (Approves the uniform model of Work Accident participation and makes its electronic sending mandatory, under penalty of administrative offense, for the generality of companies.).
- Ordinance No. 256/2011, of July 5 (Approves the uniform part of the general conditions of the compulsory insurance policy for work accidents for employees, as well as their uniform special conditions.).
- Norm No. 3/2009-R, of March 5 (Approves the Uniform Part of the General Conditions of the Compulsory Insurance Policy for Work Accidents for Independent Workers.)
- Decree-Law No. 503/99, of November 20 (Approves the new legal regime of work accidents and occupational diseases occurred in the service of public employer entities.).
- Law No. 7/2009, of February 12 – (Labor Code in articles 283 and 284, provides for the right to repair work accidents and occupational diseases).
- Law No. 35/2014, of 06/20 (General Law of Work in Public Functions).
- Law No. 48/2023, of 08/22 (Establishes a specific regime for the repair of damages arising from work accidents of professional sports practitioners.).
- Decree-Law No. 352/2007, of October 23 (Approves the new National Table of Incapacities for Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases, repealing Decree-Law No. 341/93, of September 30, and approves the Indicative Table for the Evaluation of Incapacity in Civil Law.).
- Regulatory Standard No. 1/2024-R, of 01/04 (amends Regulatory Standard No. 11/2007-R, of 07/26 – System of Information on Work Accident Pensions).
- Ordinance No. 423/2023, of 12/11 (Proceeds to the annual update of pensions for the year 2024.).
- Ordinance No. 424/2023, of 12/11 (Proceeds to the annual update of pensions and other social benefits awarded by the social security system, pensions of the convergent social protection regime awarded by the CGA and pensions for permanent incapacity for work and death resulting from occupational disease, for the year 2024.).
- Decree-Law No. 142/99, of 04/30 (Creates the Work Accident Fund – FAT).
- Law No. 19/2021, of 04/8 (Defines the conditions for the accumulation of benefits for permanent incapacity with the portion of remuneration earned by workers in case of partial incapacity resulting from accident or occupational disease, amending Decree-Law No. 503/99, of November 20, which approves the legal regime of accidents in service and occupational diseases within the scope of the Public Administration).
- Law No. 45/2004, of 08/19 (Legal Regime of Medical-Legal and Forensic Expertise).
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