§ 97-10.3 – Minors illegally employed.
97-10.3. Minors illegally employed. In any case where an employer and employee are subject to the provisions of this Chapter, any injury to a minor while employed contrary to the laws of this State shall be compensable under this Chapter as if said minor were an adult, subject to the other provisions of this Chapter. […]
§ 97-11 – Employer not relieved of statutory duty.
97-11. Employer not relieved of statutory duty. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to relieve any employer or employee from penalty for failure or neglect to perform any statutory duty. (1929, c. 120, s. 12.)
§ 97-12 – Use of intoxicant or controlled substance; willful neglect; willful disobedience of statutory duty, safety regulation or rule.
97-12. Use of intoxicant or controlled substance; willful neglect; willful disobedience of statutory duty, safety regulation or rule. No compensation shall be payable if the injury or death to the employee was proximately caused by: (1) His intoxication, provided the intoxicant was not supplied by the employer or his agent in a supervisory capacity to […]
§ 97-12.1 – Willful misrepresentation in applying for employment.
97-12.1. Willful misrepresentation in applying for employment. No compensation shall be allowed under this Article for injury by accident or occupational disease if the employer proves that (i) at the time of hire or in the course of entering into employment, (ii) at the time of receiving notice of the removal of conditions from a […]
§ 97-13 – Exceptions from provisions of Article[Effective until January 1, 2023]
97-13. Exceptions from provisions of Article. [Effective until January 1, 2023] (a) Employees of Certain Railroads. – This Article shall not apply to railroads or railroad employees nor in any way repeal, amend, alter or affect Article 8 of Chapter 60 or any section thereof relating to the liability of railroads for injuries to employees, […]
§ 97-1.1 – References to workmen's compensation.
97-1.1. References to workmen’s compensation. Any reference in any act, public or local, to the "Workmen’s Compensation Act," "Workmen’s Compensation," or "workmen’s compensation" shall be deemed to refer respectively to "Workers’ Compensation Act," "Workers’ Compensation" or "workers’ compensation." (1979, c. 714, s. 4.)
§ 97-2 – Definitions.
97-2. Definitions. When used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Employment. – The term "employment" includes employment by the State and all political subdivisions thereof, and all public and quasi-public corporations therein and all private employments in which three or more employees are regularly employed in the same business or establishment or […]
§ 97-3 – Presumption that all employers and employees have come under provisions of Article.
97-3. Presumption that all employers and employees have come under provisions of Article. From and after January 1, 1975, every employer and employee, as hereinbefore defined and except as herein stated, shall be presumed to have accepted the provisions of this Article respectively to pay and accept compensation for personal injury or death by accident […]
§ 97-5 – Presumption as to contract of service.
97-5. Presumption as to contract of service. Every contract of service between any employer and employee covered by this Article, written or implied, now in operation or made or implied prior to July 1, 1929, shall, after that date, be presumed to continue, subject to the provisions of this Article; and every such contract made […]
§ 97-5.1 – Presumption that taxicab drivers are independent contractors.
97-5.1. Presumption that taxicab drivers are independent contractors. (a) It shall be a rebuttable presumption under this Chapter that any person who operates, and who has an ownership or leasehold interest in, a passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab is an independent contractor for the purposes of this Chapter and not an […]