(a) The provisions of this chapter shall be administered uniformly throughout the Virgin Islands by an administrator under the general supervision of the board of the Worker’s Compensation Administration. The administrator assigned to administer this chapter shall devote his full time to such duties, and in the name of the board, shall have the power […]
(a) By personal delivery or by mail, written notice of an accidental injury shall be given by the person injured or someone in his behalf to the employer or any of his agents within 48 hours after the injury. In the case of an occupational disease notice shall be given by the person injured or […]
(a) The first claim for compensation for an injury shall be filed in writing within sixty days after the injury on forms to be furnished by the Administrator. Such claims shall be filed at the office of the Administrator or deposited in the mail properly stamped and addressed to the Administrator or to any person […]
(a) After an injury, the employee shall, as frequently and at such times and places as may be reasonably required, submit himself to examination by such doctor as the Administrator may designate. The employee may have his own doctor present at all such examinations at employee’s expense. If any employee refuses to submit to an […]
In cases where it may be necessary to determine the heirs of a deceased employee, the proceeding in the district court shall be free of all court costs. Any right given by this chapter to any employee shall survive to his personal representative for the benefit of his heirs.
(a) (1) Claims for expenses for medical attendance, hospitalization, medicines, compensation and other expenses in the case of an employee working for an employer who, in violation of law, is not insured, hereinafter referred to as “uninsured employer”, shall be processed and paid for from the Fund in the same manner as claims against insured […]
(a) Where injury or death results from failure to obey a safety order of the Administrator fifteen percent penalty shall be added to any award by the Administrator, which penalty shall be payable directly by the employer. (b) Whoever, after citation by the Administrator, violates any safety order or safety regulation of the Administrator shall […]
In cases where the injury, the occupational disease or the death entitling the workman or employee or his beneficiaries to compensation in accordance with this chapter has been cause under circumstances making third persons responsible for such injury, disease or death, the injured workman or employee or his beneficiaries may claim and recover damages from […]
It shall not be a defense to any action brought by or on behalf of an employee, that the employee at the time of his injury or death, was the borrowed, loaned, or rented employee of another employer. Any oral or written agreement between an employer and employee which makes the employee the borrowed, loaned […]
There is hereby created a fund to be known as “The Government Insurance Fund” for the purpose of insuring employers against liabilities under this chapter and of assuring to the persons entitled thereto the compensation provided by this chapter. This Fund shall consist of all premiums received and paid into the Fund, of properties and […]
(a) (1) The Commissioner of Finance shall be the custodian of the Government Insurance Fund. All compensation shall be paid by him upon vouchers authorized and signed by the Administrator. The Commissioner of Finance may deposit any portion of the Government Insurance Fund not needed for immediate use in the same manner as other governmental […]
The expenses of administering the Government Insurance Fund and operating expenses of the Workers’ Compensation Administration under this chapter, including wages of salaried employees, shall be fixed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Legislature and paid from the proceeds of the Fund, following the legal requirements for the expenditure of public funds. The […]
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Finance in the exercise of the power hereby conferred upon him to prepare a schedule of classifications according to the hazards of the occupations or industries. He shall also fix the lowest possible premium rates, including minimum premiums consistent with the establishment of a solvent Government […]
On July 1, 1958, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Finance shall revise such classifications and premiums as, in his judgment, should be revised. Such revision shall be in accordance with underwriting experience and other incidental experience and available statistics in regard to the hazards and underwriting risks.
The Commissioner of Finance shall keep an accurate account of the money paid in for premiums by each of the several groups of occupations or industries, and the expenses of administering the Government Insurance Fund, as well as the disbursements and expenses incurred on account of injuries or deaths of workmen and employees in each […]
(a) The decision of the Commissioner of Finance fixing and regulating the premium rates for each group of occupations or industries, or any order increasing the premium rate, may be reviewed by the Governor if the aggrieved employer files a complaint with the Governor within thirty days after the decision of the Commissioner of Finance […]
(a) Every employer shall secure the payment of compensation under this chapter by insuring with the Government Insurance Fund created by this chapter. (b) The insurance of each employer shall be in force immediately after his statement has been filed with the Commissioner of Finance together with the amount of the premium corresponding to the […]
(a) Every employer affected by this chapter shall file with the Commissioner of Finance not later than February 28th of each year on forms supplied by the Commissioner of Finance, an actual report for the previous year and an estimated report for the current year, showing the number of workmen employed by said employer, the […]
(a) Any new employer or employer who was not insured at the end of the previous year shall file a statement on forms to be provided by the Commissioner of Finance including the estimated wages to be paid his workmen and shall pay the portion of the annual premium due on such wages to the […]
At the end of the period of insurance, an adjustment of premium shall be made according to the actual expenditures of wages. The Commissioner of Finance shall compare the payroll of each employer paying premiums in accordance with this chapter for such calendar year with the payroll of the preceding year on the basis of […]
