General Law Committee
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Insurance and Real Estate Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING EVIDENCE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR CONTRACTORS ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
SUMMARY: The law requires applicants for a license or permit necessary to operate a business to present “sufficient evidence” of compliance with the workers' compensation insurance coverage requirements. This act allows applicants for licenses and permits issued by the Department of Consumer Protection to meet the sufficient evidence requirement by providing the name of the applicant's insurer, the policy number, and the effective coverage dates, certified as truthful and accurate, as an alternative to presenting a hard copy of the insurance certificate. Prior law required applicants to present a hard copy of a certificate of self-insurance issued by a workers' compensation commissioner, a certificate of compliance issued by the insurance commissioner, or a certificate of insurance issued by a stock or mutual insurance company.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
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