An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, providing for diseases with long latency periods between occupational exposure and manifestation of the disease and further providing for liability.

SB 801 amends Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Act to address occupational diseases with long latency periods (e.g., cancers or respiratory illnesses developing years after workplace exposure). It allows workers to file claims for such diseases within three years of diagnosis, instead of the standard 300-week limit from last exposure, but requires claimants to prove the disease has a latency period exceeding 300 weeks. This directly affects workers in high-risk industries (like construction or manufacturing) who develop illnesses long after exposure to hazards. The bill does not change compensation rates or employer liability but adjusts filing timelines to better accommodate delayed disease manifestation. Death claims related to these diseases must be filed within 300 weeks of death or within three years of diagnosis, whichever is later.