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25-5-7
Section 25-5-7 Supplementary reports as to initiation, cessation, etc., of compensation payments.
In all cases, upon making the first payment of compensation and upon cessation or termination
of payment of compensation, for any reason whatever, the employer shall make a supplementary
report within 10 days to the Department of Labor on forms approved by said department. If
the first installment of compensation is not paid within 30 days after the employer has knowledge
of a claim for compensation, the employer shall file a report, within 10 days of the expiration
of the 30-day period, setting out the reason for such nonpayment with the Department of Labor
on forms approved by said department. (Code 1923, §7594; Acts 1939, No. 661, p. 1036, §14;
Code 1940, T. 26, §269; Acts 1949, No. 36, p. 47; Acts 1973, No. 1062, p. 1750, §6.)...
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25-5-66
Section 25-5-66 Disposition of compensation upon remarriage of widow of employee who has another
dependent. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2019-445 IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) In case of the remarriage
of the surviving spouse of an employee who has another dependent, the unpaid balance of compensation,
which would otherwise become due, shall be paid to the dependent or may, on approval by the
court, be paid to some suitable person designated by the court for the use and benefit of
the dependent. Payment to that person shall discharge the employer from any further liability.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer or
firefighter who dies on or after January 1, 2018, as a result of injuries received while engaged
in the performance of his or her duties. (Code 1923, §7555; Acts 1939, No. 661, p. 1036,
§4; Code 1940, T. 26, §284; Acts 1992, No. 92-537, p. 1082,...
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25-11-5
Section 25-11-5 Reporting of new hires, etc.; duties of department. (a) An employer shall report
to the department, within seven days of hiring, each new hire, recall, or rehire. The information
to be reported shall include the name, address, Social Security number, and date of hire of
each newly hired, recalled, or rehired individual and the name, address, and state and federal
identification numbers of the employer. The information shall be reported on forms supplied
by the department or by such other method as approved by the secretary. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, employers may transmit reports to the department magnetically or electronically
twice a month, not less than 12 days nor more than 16 days apart, when required. (b) The department
shall enter into the State Directory of New Hires the information received from an employer
within five days of receipt. (c) The department shall provide this information to the Department
of Human Resources in a timely manner as agreed upon...
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25-5-79
Section 25-5-79 Written notice to employer of accident - Service and contents. The notice referred
to in Section 25-5-78 may be served personally upon the employer or upon any agent of the
employer upon whom a summons may be served in civil actions or by sending it by registered
or certified mail to the employer at his last known residence or business place within the
state and shall be substantially in the following form: "Notice - You are hereby notified
that an injury was received by _____ who was in your employ at _____ while engaged as _____,
under the superintendency of _____, on or about the _____ day of _____, 2 __, at about __
o'clock, __ m., and who is now located at _____ (give town, street and number), that so far
as now known, the nature of the injury was _____ and that compensation may be claimed therefor.
Signed _____ (giving address) _____ dated _____, 2__" No variation from this form shall
be material if the notice is sufficient to advise the employer that a certain...
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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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25-5-68
Section 25-5-68 Maximum and minimum weekly compensation. (a) The compensation paid under this
article shall be not less than, except as otherwise provided in this article, 27 1/2 percent
of the average weekly wage of the state as determined by the secretary, rounded to the nearest
dollar, pursuant to subsection (b) and, in any event, no more than 100 percent of the average
weekly wage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum compensation payable for permanent
partial disability shall be no more than the lesser of two hundred twenty dollars ($220) per
week or 100 percent of the average weekly wage. (b) For the purpose of this section, the average
weekly wage of the state shall be determined by the secretary as follows: On or before June
1 of each year, the total wages reported on contribution reports to the unemployment compensation
division of the department for the preceding calendar year shall be divided by the average
monthly number of insured workers, which shall be determined...
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25-5-51
Section 25-5-51 Right to compensation for injuries or death; grounds for denial of compensation.
If an employer is subject to this article, compensation, according to the schedules hereinafter
contained, shall be paid by the employer, or those conducting the business during bankruptcy
or insolvency, in every case of personal injury or death of his or her employee caused by
an accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, without regard to any
question of negligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no compensation shall be allowed for
an injury or death caused by the willful misconduct of the employee, by the employee's intention
to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself or of another, his or her willful
failure or willful refusal to use safety appliances provided by the employer or by an accident
due to the injured employee being intoxicated from the use of alcohol or being impaired by
illegal drugs. A positive drug test conducted and evaluated...
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25-5-60
Section 25-5-60 Compensation for death. In death cases, where the death results proximately
from the accident within three years, compensation payable to dependents shall be computed
on the following basis and shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto without administration,
or to a guardian or other person as the court may direct, for the use and benefit of the person
entitled thereto. (1) PERSONS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS; AMOUNT OF BENEFITS. a. If the deceased
employee leaves one dependent, there shall be paid to the dependent 50 percent of the average
weekly earnings of the deceased. b. If the deceased employee leaves two or more dependents,
there shall be paid to the dependents 66 2/3 percent of the average weekly earnings of the
deceased. c. If one of two or more dependents is a widow or widower, the compensation may
be paid to the widow or widower for the benefit of herself or himself and the dependent child
or children. In its discretion and when it considers appropriate to do...
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40-12-21
Section 40-12-21 Records to be kept by probate judge. The probate judge shall keep in a book
prepared for that purpose an accurate account of all licenses received by him from the Department
of Finance, and of the disposition made of them, and of all money received from the licenses
issued by him, and make report thereof to the Department of Finance within 10 days after the
expiration of the fiscal year, at which time he shall return to the Department of Finance
all unused licenses and stubs, or account to the Department of Finance for all unused licenses,
and shall also return to the Department of Finance the stubs of all licenses issued by him,
and the probate judge shall on demand of the Department of Finance, at any time, exhibit to
him or to any agent appointed by the Department of Finance for that purpose such license record
and the original of all licenses then remaining in his hands and all stubs of licenses issued.
(Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, §846.)...
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25-5-81
Section 25-5-81 Determination of disputed compensation claims generally. (a) Commencement of
action in circuit court. (1) PROCEDURE. In case of a dispute between employer and employee
or between the dependents of a deceased employee and the employer with respect to the right
to compensation under this article and Article 2 of this chapter, or the amount thereof, either
party may submit the controversy to the circuit court of the county which would have jurisdiction
of a civil action in tort between the parties. The controversy shall be heard and determined
by the judge who would hear and determine a civil action between the same parties arising
out of tort, and, in case there is more than one judge of the court, the controversies shall
be set and assigned for hearing under the same rules and statutes that civil actions in tort
are set and assigned. The court may hear and determine the controversies in a summary manner.
The decision of the judge hearing the same shall be conclusive and...
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