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25-5-340
Section 25-5-340 Department of Labor to perform administrative duties for certification of
employers. The Department of Labor, Workers' Compensation Division, shall promulgate by rule
or regulation procedures and forms for the certification of employers who establish and maintain
a drug-free workplace which complies with this article. The department may charge a fee for
the certification of a drug-free workplace program in an amount which shall approximate the
administrative costs to the department of the certification. The certification fees shall
be deposited in a revolving account to fund the administrative costs of certification and
are hereby appropriated solely for that purpose. Certification of an employer shall be required
for each year in which a premium discount is granted. (Acts 1995, No. 95-535, p. 1082, ยง11.)...
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25-5-332
Section 25-5-332 Premium discount where drug-free workplace program implemented. (a) If an
employer implements a drug-free workplace program substantially in accordance with this article,
the employer shall qualify for certification for a five percent premium discount under the
employer's workers' compensation insurance policy. (b) For each policy of workers' compensation
insurance issued or renewed in the state on and after July 1, 1996, there shall be granted
by the insurer a five percent reduction in the premium for the policy if the insured has been
certified by the Department of Labor, Workers' Compensation Division, as having a drug-free
workplace program which complies with the requirements of this article and has notified its
insurer in writing of the certification. (c)(1) The premium discount provided by this section
shall be applied to an insured's policy of workers' compensation insurance pro rata as of
the date the insured receives certification by the Department of Labor,...
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25-5-334
Section 25-5-334 Notice of testing; written policy statement. (a) One time only, prior to testing,
all employees and job applicants for employment shall be given a notice of testing. In addition,
all employees shall be given a written policy statement from the employer which contains all
of the following: (1) A general statement of the employer's policy on employee substance abuse
which shall identify: a. The types of testing an employee or job applicant may be required
to submit to, including reasonable suspicion or other basis used to determine when the testing
will be required. b. The actions the employer may take against an employee or job applicant
on the basis of a positive confirmed test result. (2) A statement advising an employee or
job applicant of the existence of this article. (3) A general statement concerning confidentiality.
(4) The consequences of refusing to submit to a drug test. (5) A statement advising an employee
of the Employee Assistance Program, if the employer...
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25-5-317
Section 25-5-317 Assessment of pro rata share; disposition of unexpended balance. (a) Within
60 days after May 19, 1992, the Secretary of the Department of Labor shall assess each insurance
carrier, self-insured employer, and group fund its pro rata share of the total amount of up
to $4,500,000.00 according to the method set out in Section 25-5-316(d). Of the total amount,
$800,000.00 shall be allocated to pay weekly benefits to the claimants of the Second Injury
Trust Fund until an appropriate budget is approved in accordance with Chapter 4 of Title 41.
The assessment shall be deposited into the Workers' Compensation Administrative Trust Fund
and disbursed by the state Comptroller on order of the secretary. (b) The assessment is appropriated
and made available for the initial implementation costs and expenses of the workers' compensation
program to fund activities not included in the general fund appropriation for fiscal year
1991-1992 and fiscal year 1992-1993, which are peculiar to...
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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of expenses;
advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary of the
Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting continuing
education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims and collect
registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may adopt rules
and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation claims personnel
employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b) The secretary shall
file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature
a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed during
the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and reported in the time
provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm,
enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other legal
entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the person
or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written allegation
or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT. A person who
alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against a respondent.
(7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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25-5-316
Section 25-5-316 Workers' Compensation Administrative Trust Fund; creation; management; trustee
and custodian; assessments; penalties. (a) There is established in the State Treasury a fund
entitled the Workers' Compensation Administrative Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited
certain assessments provided under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 25-5-1) of Title 25
collected by the Department of Labor. The fund shall constitute a separate fund to be disbursed
by the state Comptroller on order of the Secretary of the Department of Labor. All expenses
incurred by the department under the Workers' Compensation Law, including the salaries of
all employees, travel cost, and any other cost of administration and enforcement as may become
necessary, either within or without the state, shall be paid from the separate fund in the
State Treasury upon warrants of the state Comptroller drawn upon the State Treasury from time
to time when vouchers therefor are approved by the secretary. The State...
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25-4-134
Section 25-4-134 Procedures for collection of delinquent contribution payments. (a) Generally.
The contributions, interest, and penalties required to be paid under this chapter shall be
a first and prior lien upon all property and rights to property, real or personal, of any
employer subject to this chapter. The lien shall arise at the time the contribution report,
or the payment of the contributions, as the case may be, was due to have been filed with or
made to the Department of Labor. The secretary may file in the office of the judge of probate
of any county in this state a certificate which shall show the name of the department for
which it is filed, the amount and nature of the contributions, interest, and penalties for
which a lien is claimed together with any costs that may have accrued, the name of the employer
against whose property a lien for such contributions, interest, and penalties is claimed and
the date thereof. An error in the certificate of the amount shall not...
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12-17-226.8
Section 12-17-226.8 Fees. (a) An offender may be assessed an administration fee when he or
she is approved for a pretrial diversion program established under this division. The amount
of the fee for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, assessments
for crime victim's compensation fund, Department of Forensic Sciences assessments, drug, alcohol,
or anger management treatments required by law, restitution, or costs of supervision or treatment.
A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the district attorney.
(b) The amount of the administration fee shall be determined by the district attorney. The
administration fees shall not exceed the amount assessed for a first offense pursuant to Section
13A-12-281(a) for each case for which the offender makes application for acceptance into the
pretrial diversion program. (c)(1) An applicant may not be denied access into the pretrial
diversion program based solely on his or her inability to...
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25-5-50
Section 25-5-50 Applicability; exemptions; coverage for school boards, volunteer fire departments,
and rescue squads; sports officials. (a) This article and Article 2 of this chapter shall
not be construed or held to apply to an employer of a domestic employee; an employer of a
farm laborer; an employer of a person whose employment at the time of the injury is casual
and not in the usual course of the trade, business, profession, or occupation of the employer;
an employer who regularly employs less than five employees in any one business, other than
the business of constructing or assisting on-site in the construction of new single-family,
detached residential dwellings; or a municipality having a population of less than 2,000 according
to the most recent federal decennial census. An employer who regularly employs less than five
employees in any one business; a farm-labor employer; an employer of a domestic employee;
or a municipality having a population of less than 2,000 according to...
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