§ 288. Keeping of transcripts
(a) The Board of Directors may employ additional staff, if necessary, in order to record the testimony and evidence at hearings conducted by the Administrative Law Judge. (b) The record, or minutes, of the hearing shall be transcribed in every case and shall be kept by the hearing reporter section of the board. Upon a […]
§ 289. Employee Assistance Unit (EAU)
(a) The WCA shall establish an Employee Assistance Unit (EAU), one of whom shall speak fluent Spanish, to assist injured or disabled employees, persons claiming death benefits, employer, and other persons in protecting their rights and obtaining information available under the WCA law. (b) Each employer shall notify his or her employees of the EAU […]
§ 273. Reports by employer, payment of premiums
(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 […]
§ 274. New employers, change in business, cessation of business
(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 […]
§ 275. Adjustment of premium on basis of payroll; application of excess premium
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 […]
§ 276. Uncollectible premiums
The Administrator shall from time to time prepare and certify to the Legislature, through the Governor, a list showing in detail the dates and steps taken by the Government for the collection of unpaid premiums, interest, and penalties owed to the Government Insurance Fund as may have remained in arrears, wholly or partially, for more […]
§ 277. Penalties, interest, action for collection injunction
(a) Every employer who fails to insure as provided in this chapter, or who fails to file such statements as required by this chapter, or who fails to make such payments as required by this chapter shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, which shall be […]
§ 279. Records of employers; inspection; penalty for false records or reports
Every employer insured in the Government Insurance Fund shall keep a true and accurate record of the number of his employees and of the wages paid by him, and such records shall be open to inspection at any time by the Administrator and by the Commissioner of Finance. Any employer who fails to keep true […]
§ 280. Pending cases
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to all compensation cases pending at the time it takes effect.
§ 270. Accounts and statistics
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 […]