§151-A. Mission statement The board’s mission is to serve the employees and employers of the State fairly and expeditiously by ensuring compliance with the workers’ compensation laws, ensuring the prompt delivery of benefits legally due, promoting the prevention of disputes, utilizing dispute resolution to reduce litigation and facilitating labor-management cooperation. [PL 1997, c. 486, […]
§151. Workers’ Compensation Board 1. Board established. Pursuant to Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 35, the Workers’ Compensation Board is established as an independent board composed of 7 members. The members of the board, including the executive director, must be appointed by the Governor within 30 days after a new board member is authorized or […]
§152. Authority of board; administration 1. General responsibility. The board has general supervision over the administration of this Act and responsibility for the efficient and effective management of the board and its employees. [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] 2. Rules. Subject to any […]
§153-A. Advocate program 1. Advocate program established. The board shall establish an advocate program to provide assistance to qualified employees who proceed to mediation and formal hearing. [PL 1997, c. 486, §4 (NEW).] 2. Qualified employee. For purposes of this section, “qualified employee” means an employee who, with respect to an injury occurring on […]
§153. Board actions (CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES) In addition to other actions required of or permitted the board under this Act, the board shall perform the actions required by this section to ensure just and efficient administration of claims. [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. […]
§154. Dedicated fund; assessment on workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers The Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund is established to accomplish the purposes of this Act. All income generated pursuant to this section must be recorded on the books of the State in a separate account and deposited with the Treasurer of State and be […]
