Workers Disability Compensation, Act 317 Flashcards
What is Workers Disability
Compensation, Act 317
An act to consolidate laws relating to workers disability compensation, to create boards and commissions to provide certain procedures for resolution of claims, prescribe fees, remedies, and penalties as it relates to workers disability compensation.
Who needs workers comp?
All private employers, other than agricultural employers, who regularly employ 3 or more employees at one time.
or
Less than 3 if at least 1 of them has been regularly employed by that same employer for 35 or more hours per week for 13 weeks or longer during the preceding 52
weeks
Who hears workers comp cases?
- Only Worker’s Compensation Magistrates hear compensation cases.
Is horseplay compensable?
Yes
Compensation related to a death shall include how much?
80% of the after tax weekly wage of the employee to be paid to Dependants who were wholly dependent upon the employee’s earnings
Compensation related to a death shall last how long?
500 weeks
The employer shall pay, or cause to be paid funeral expenses related to a job site death up to X
$6,000
Other compensation is determined by the X
Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
How can you insure workers comp?
Self insured or Obtain workers compensation insurance through provider
Failure to provide insurance is subject to a X fine and/or not less than Y for each day’s offense
$1,000.00
not less than 30 days or more than 6 months for each day’s offense
Worker’s Compensation insurance is a system used to provide an employee with: a. b. c. d.
a. Wage replacement
b. Medical benefits
c. Rehabilitation
d. Dependent benefits
What determines the cost of compensation?
The classification (type of work) of the employee
If a general contractor hires a sub-contractor for any work…
that general contractor should require certificates of Workers’ Compensation insurance from the sub-contractor to reduce any compensation liability to the general contractor
