§85A-305. Application for judicial relief.
A. Except as otherwise provided in Section 107 of this title, an application for judicial relief under this act shall be made by application and motion to the Workers’ Compensation Commission and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of the Commission for making and hearing motions. B. Unless a civil action involving […]
§85A-116. Awards for permanent disability.
A. Awards for permanent partial disability shall be made pursuant to Sections 45 and 46 of this act, less any sums previously paid which the Workers’ Compensation Commission may find to be a proper credit thereon. When the award becomes final, the whole sum or any unpaid portion thereof shall operate as a final adjudicated […]
§85A-117. Estoppel from denying employment.
Every employer and insurance carrier who schedules any employee as a person employed by the employer for the purpose of paying or collecting insurance premiums on a workers’ compensation insurance policy or who pays, receives or collects any premiums upon any insurance policy covering the liability of such employer under the workers’ compensation law by […]
§85A-118. Fees.
A. A filing fee of One Hundred Forty Dollars ($140.00) per case, including but not limited to any Joint Petition or medical fee dispute authorized by this title, shall be collected from the employer filing a Joint Petition or party filing a medical fee dispute by the Workers’ Compensation Commission. In the event any award […]
§85A-119. Copies of documents.
A. Persons requesting and receiving copies of documents on file with the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall pay a fee to the Commission of One Dollar ($1.00) for each page copied. All fees so collected shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the Workers’ Compensation Commission Revolving Fund. B. All penalties and fines imposed by […]
§85A-120. Inquiry about compensation claims.
A. Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law and subject to the provisions of this section, an employer may inquire about previous workers’ compensation claims paid to an employee while the employee was employed by a previous employer. If the employee fails to answer truthfully about any previous permanent partial disability awards made […]
§85A-121. Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation.
A. There is hereby created an Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation. B. The voting membership of the Advisory Council shall consist of nine (9) members. Any member serving on the effective date of this section shall serve the remainder of his or her term. The chair of the Workers’ Compensation Commission shall be an ex […]
§85A-122. Costs of administering act.
A. The Workers’ Compensation Commission Revolving Fund established by Section 28.1 of this title shall be used for the costs of administering this act and for other purposes as authorized by law. B. For the purpose of providing funds for the Workers’ Compensation Commission Revolving Fund, for the Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund created in Section […]
§85A-107. Workers’ compensation provided by public entities.
A. 1. All public entities of this state, their agencies and instrumentalities, authorities, and public trusts of which they are beneficiaries shall provide workers’ compensation to their employees and elected officials engaged in either governmental or proprietary functions in accordance with this section. Compensation or indemnification for compensation shall be paid out of the funds […]
§85A-123. Perjury.
Any form, claim, answer or report to be filed by any person with the Workers’ Compensation Commission pursuant to this act shall contain or be verified by a written declaration that such form, claim, answer or report is true and made under the penalty of perjury. Added by Laws 2013, c. 208, § 166, eff. […]