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"All employees are hereby notified that in the event they do not specifically reject the provisions of the compulsory compensation law they are deemed by the laws of Arizona to have accepted the provisions of such law and to have elected to accept compensation under the terms of such law and that under the terms thereof, employees have the right to reject the same by written notice thereof prior to any injury sustained and that blanks and forms for such notice are available to all employees at the office of this company?"

If an employee rejects the compulsory compensation law by a notice in writing, given to the district in duplicate, signed and dated, does the district within five days file with the insurance carrier the notice so served by the employee?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

See ARS 23-906.B. for the form of the employee rejection notice. Failure to keep posted the required notice and/or failure to provide blank forms for employee rejection notice could subject the district to being sued by an injured employee under the employer's liability law 23-801 et. seq.

Ars† 23-908 injury reports by employee and physician; fees of physician; violations; classification

Does the Governing Board file with the Industrial Commission and the district's insurance carrier at the time and in the form and detail the Commission prescribes, a full and complete report of every known injury to an employee arising out of or in the course of employment and resulting in injury or loss of life?

Within ten days after receiving notice of an accident, did the Governing Board inform the district insurance carrier and the Industrial Commission on such forms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Commission?

Does the district immediately upon notice of an accident resulting in an injury to an employee provide the employee with the name and address of the district's insurance carrier, the policy number and expiration date?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars† 23-926 inspection of employer records; noncompliance by employer; penalty

Does the Governing Board ensure that all books, records and payrolls showing or reflecting the wage expenditure of the district are always open for inspection by the Industrial Commission or its assistants to ascertain information necessary for its administration of the law?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

ARS Title 23, Chapter 6, Article 3 (ARS 23-941 through 23-952) contains additional mandates regarding orders and hearings pertaining to workers' compensation. These have been omitted from this handbook due to infrequent occurrence.

Ars† 23-961 methods of securing compensation by employers; deficit premium

Has the district secured workers' compensation for the employees in one of the following ways:

1. By ensuring and keeping insured the payment of such compensation with the State Compensation Fund or an insurance carrier authorized to write workers' compensation insurance in this state?

2. By furnishing satisfactory proof of financial ability to pay direct the compensation in the amount and manner and when due, as required?

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Source:  OpenStax, Arizona education law review: gary emanuel, northern arizona university. OpenStax CNX. Oct 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11123/1.6
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