§ 11-9-101. Title — Purpose
(a) This chapter shall be cited as the “Workers’ Compensation Law”. (b) The primary purposes of the workers’ compensation laws are to pay timely temporary and permanent disability benefits to all legitimately injured workers who suffer an injury or disease arising out of and in the course of their employment, to pay reasonable and necessary […]
§ 11-9-102. Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) “Carrier” means any stock company, mutual company, or reciprocal or interinsurance exchange authorized to write or carry on the business of workers’ compensation insurance in this state. Whenever required by the context, the term “carrier” shall be deemed to include duly qualified self-insureds or self-insured groups; (2) “Child” means […]
§ 11-9-103. Applicability
(a) Every employer and every employee, unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and shall be bound thereby. However, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to conflict with any valid act of Congress governing the liability of employers for injuries received by their employees. (b) […]
§ 11-9-104. Effect of unconstitutionality
If any part of this chapter is adjudged unconstitutional by the courts and the adjudication has the effect of invalidating any payment of compensation under this chapter, the period intervening between the time the injury was sustained and the time of the adjudication shall not be computed as part of the time prescribed by law […]
§ 11-9-105. Remedies exclusive — Exception
(a) The rights and remedies granted to an employee subject to the provisions of this chapter, on account of injury or death, shall be exclusive of all other rights and remedies of the employee, his legal representative, dependents, next of kin, or anyone otherwise entitled to recover damages from the employer, or any principal, officer, […]
§ 11-9-106. Penalties for misrepresentation
(a) (1) (A) Any person or entity who willfully and knowingly makes any material false statement or representation, who willfully and knowingly omits or conceals any material information, or who willfully and knowingly employs any device, scheme, or artifice for the purpose of: (i) Obtaining any benefit or payment; (ii) Defeating or wrongfully increasing or […]
§ 11-9-107. Penalties for discrimination for filing claim
(a) (1) Any employer who willfully discriminates in regard to the hiring or tenure of work or any term or condition of work of any individual on account of the individual’s claim for benefits under this chapter, or who in any manner obstructs or impedes the filing of claims for benefits under this chapter, shall […]
§ 11-9-108. Waiver of compensation void — Exception
(a) No agreement by an employee to waive his or her right to compensation shall be valid, and no contract, regulation, or device whatsoever shall operate to relieve the employer or carrier, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this chapter, except as specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter. (b) (1) However, […]