(a) (1) Every employer should secure compensation to its employees and pay or provide compensation for their disability or death from compensable injury arising out of and in the course of employment without regard to fault as a cause of the injury. (2) There shall be no liability for compensation under this chapter where the […]
(a) Where a subcontractor fails to secure compensation required by this chapter, the prime contractor shall be liable for compensation to the employees of the subcontractor unless there is an intermediate subcontractor who has workers’ compensation coverage. (b) (1) Any contractor or the contractor’s insurance carrier who shall become liable for the payment of compensation […]
(a) Any employer carrying on any exempted or excepted employment may at any time waive the exemptions or exceptions as to any employee or all employees engaged in the employment as the employer may elect by giving notice of waiver of the exemptions or exceptions as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) Notice […]
(a) Every employer shall secure the payment of compensation under this chapter: (1) By insuring and keeping insured the payment of the compensation with any carrier authorized to write workers’ compensation insurance; (2) (A) By furnishing satisfactory proof to the Workers’ Compensation Commission of the employer’s financial ability to pay compensation and receiving an authorization […]
(a) In any case where the employer is not a self-insurer, in order that the liability for compensation imposed by this chapter may be most effectively discharged by the employer and in order that the administration of this chapter with respect to that liability may be facilitated, the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall by rule provide […]
(a) (1) Any employer required to secure the payment of compensation under this chapter who fails to secure compensation shall be subject to a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) as determined by the Workers’ Compensation Commission payable to the Death and Permanent Total Disability Trust Fund or be guilty of a Class […]
(a) Every employer who has secured compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall keep posted in a conspicuous place in and about the employer’s place of business typewritten or printed notices in accordance with a form prescribed by the Workers’ Compensation Commission. The notices shall state that the employer has secured the payment of […]
(a) Contents. Every policy or contract of insurance issued by a carrier to an employer to secure the payment of compensation under this chapter shall contain: (1) (A) Provisions that identify the insured employer and either identify each covered employee or describe covered employees by class or type of labor performed and the estimated number […]
(a) Workers’ Health and Safety Division. (1) The Workers’ Compensation Commission shall establish a Workers’ Health and Safety Division, hereinafter referred to as the “division”. (2) The division shall collect and serve as a repository for statistical information on workers’ health and safety. In cooperation with and with the assistance of the Department of Labor […]
(a) Liability Unaffected. (1) (A) The making of a claim for compensation against any employer or carrier for the injury or death of an employee shall not affect the right of the employee, or his or her dependents, to make a claim or maintain an action in court against any third party for the injury, […]
(a) (1) Any benefits payable to an injured worker under this chapter shall be reduced in an amount equal to, dollar-for-dollar, the amount of benefits the injured worker has previously received for the same medical services or period of disability, whether those benefits were paid under a group health care service plan of whatever form […]
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Commercial motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property; (2) “Driver” means a person, including but not limited to a member of a team, who operates a commercial motor vehicle; (3) “Motor carrier” means a person, partnership, […]
