235 – Exemptions.
§ 235. Exemptions. Any employee who is receiving or is entitled to receive old-age insurance benefits under title two of the social security act, shall be exempt from this article upon filing with the chairman and his employer a statement, in such form as the chairman shall prescribe, waiving any and all benefits under this […]
236 – Disposition of Accrued Benefits Upon Death.
§ 236. Disposition of accrued benefits upon death. If any benefits due under this article to an employee are unpaid at the time of his death, such benefits shall be payable to the estate of the individual or, at the option of the carrier, may be paid to the surviving spouse, parent, child or children […]
237 – Reimbursement for Advance Payments by Employers.
§ 237. Reimbursement for advance payments by employers. If an employer has made advance payments of benefits or has made payments to an employee in like manner as wages during any period of disability or family leave for which such employee is entitled to the benefits provided by this article, he or she shall be […]
228 – Administrative Expenses.
§ 228. Administrative expenses. 1. The estimated annual expenses necessary for the workers’ compensation board to administer the provisions of the disability benefits law shall be borne by all affected employers and included as part of the assessment rate generated pursuant to subdivision two of section one hundred fifty-one of this chapter. 2. Annually, as […]
229 – Posting of Notice and Providing of Notice of Rights.
§ 229. Posting of notice and providing of notice of rights. 1. Each covered employer shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place or places in and about the employer’s place or places of business typewritten or printed notices in form prescribed by the chair, stating that the employer has provided for the payment of […]
218 – Disability Benefit Rights Inalienable.
§ 218. Disability benefit rights inalienable. 1. Any agreement by an employee to waive his rights under this article shall be void. 2. Disability benefits payable under this article shall not be assigned or released, except as provided in this article, and shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution and […]
219 – Enforcement of Payment in Default.
§ 219. Enforcement of payment in default. In case of a default in the payment of any benefits, assessments or penalties payable under this article by an employer who has failed to comply with the provisions of section two hundred eleven of this article or refusal of such employer to reimburse the fund under section […]
220 – Penalties.
§ 220. Penalties. 1. Any employer who fails to make provision for payment of disability or family leave benefits as required by section two hundred eleven of this article within ten days following the date on which such employer becomes a covered employer as defined in section two hundred two of this article shall be […]
221 – Determination of Contested Claims for Disability and Family Leave Benefits.
§ 221. Determination of contested claims for disability and family leave benefits. In accordance with regulations adopted by the chair, within twenty-six weeks of written notice of rejection of claim, the employee may file with the chair a notice that his or her claim for disability or family leave benefits has not been paid, and […]
222 – Technical Rules of Evidence or Procedure Not Required.
§ 222. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The chair, the board or the chair’s designee, pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one of this article, in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules […]