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UT Code § 34A-1-307 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 3 - Adjudicative Proceedings|Section 307 - Action permitted in adjudicative proceedings.

34A-1-307. Action permitted in adjudicative proceedings.  For the purposes mentioned in this title, the commission may take any action permitted:  (1) if a formal adjudicative proceeding, under Section 63G-4-205 or 63G-4-206; or     (2) if an informal adjudicative proceeding, under Section 63G-4-203.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 3 - Adjudicative Proceedings|Section 308 - Depositions.

34A-1-308. Depositions.  The commission or any party may in any investigation cause depositions of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken as in civil actions.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 3 - Adjudicative Proceedings|Section 309 - Add-on fees.

 Effective 3/11/2019  34A-1-309. Add-on fees.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Carrier" means a workers' compensation insurance carrier, the Uninsured Employers' Fund, an employer that does not carry workers' compensation insurance, or a self-insured employer as defined in Section 34A-2-201.5.     (b) "Indemnity compensation" means a workers' compensation claim for indemnity benefits that arises from or may arise from a denial of a medical claim.     (c) "Medical claim" means a workers' compensation claim for medical expenses or recommended medical care.     (d) "Unconditional denial" means a carrier's denial of a medical claim:   (i) after the carrier completes an investigation; or     (ii) 90 days after the day on which the claim was submitted to the carrier.         (2)   (a) The commission may award an add-on fee to a claimant to be paid by the carrier if:   (i) a medical claim is at issue;     (ii) the carrier issues an unconditional denial of the medical claim;     (iii) the claimant hires an attorney to represent the claimant during the formal adjudicative process before the commission;     (iv) after the carrier issues the unconditional denial, the commission orders the carrier or the carrier agrees to pay the medical claim; and     (v) any award of indemnity compensation in the case is less than $5,000.       (b) An award of an add-on fee under this section is in addition to:   (i) the amount awarded for the medical claim or indemnity compensation; and     (ii) any amount for attorney fees agreed upon between the claimant and the claimant's attorney.       (c) An award under this section is governed by the law in effect at the time the claimant files an application for hearing with the Division of Adjudication.       (3) If the commission awards an add-on fee under this section, the commission shall award the add-on fee in the following amount:   (a) the lesser of 25% of the medical expenses the commission awards to the claimant or $25,000, for a case that is resolved at the commission level;     (b) the lesser of 30% of the medical expenses the Utah Court of Appeals awards to the claimant or $30,000, for a case that is resolved on appeal before the Utah Court of Appeals; or     (c) the lesser of 35% of the medical expenses that the Utah Supreme Court awards to the claimant or $35,000, for a case that is resolved on appeal before the Utah Supreme Court.       (4) If a court invalidates any portion of this section, the entire section is invalid.    Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 15, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-310 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 3 - Adjudicative Proceedings|Section 310 - Record of proceedings before commission.

34A-1-310. Record of proceedings before commission.  A record shall be kept of all proceedings before the commission on any investigation in accordance with Section 34A-1-302.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 401 - Attorney general and county attorneys -- Duties.

34A-1-401. Attorney general and county attorneys -- Duties.  If requested by the commission, the attorney general or any county or district attorney shall:  (1) institute and prosecute the necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement of any order of the commission or of any of the provisions of this title; or     (2) defend any suit, action, or proceeding brought against the commission.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 402 - Publication of orders, rules, and rates.

34A-1-402. Publication of orders, rules, and rates.    (1)   (a) The commission shall make available in proper form for distribution to the public, its orders and rules; and     (b) furnish the information made available under Subsection (1) to any person upon request.       (2) The commission may in accordance with Section 63G-2-203 charge a fee for furnishing materials under this section.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-403 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 403 - Judgments in favor of commission -- Preference.

34A-1-403. Judgments in favor of commission -- Preference.  All judgments obtained in any action prosecuted by the commission or the state under this title shall have the same preference against the assets of the employer as claims for taxes.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-404 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 404 - Injunction prohibited.

34A-1-404. Injunction prohibited.    (1) An injunction may not be issued suspending or restraining:   (a) any order by the commission or decision under this title; or     (b) any action of the state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, or the auditor or treasurer of any county, required to be taken by them or any of them by this title.       (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), this section does not affect:   (a) any right or defense in any action brought by the commission or the state in pursuance of authority contained in this title; or     (b) the right any party of interest has to appeal a decision or final order of the commission.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-405 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 405 - Employer's records subject to examination -- Penalty.

34A-1-405. Employer's records subject to examination -- Penalty.    (1) A book, record, or payroll of an employer showing, or reflecting in any way upon the amount of the employer's wage expenditure shall always be open for inspection by the commission, or any of the commission's auditors, inspectors, or assistants, for the purpose of ascertaining:   (a) the correctness of the wage expenditure;     (b) the number of individuals employed; and     (c) other information as may be necessary for the uses and purposes of the commission in its administration of the law.       (2)   (a) If an employer refuses to submit a book, record, or payroll for inspection, after being presented with written authority from the commission, the employer is liable for a penalty of $100 for each offense.      (b) A penalty imposed under this section shall be:   (i) ordered under a civil action;     (ii) deposited into the Uninsured Employers' Fund created in Section 34A-2-704 to be used for a purpose specified in Section 34A-2-704; and     (iii) collected by the administrator of the Uninsured Employers' Fund in accordance with Section 34A-2-704.        Amended by Chapter 288, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 406 - Right of visitation.

34A-1-406. Right of visitation.    (1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may:   (a) enter any place of employment for the purpose of:   (i) collecting facts and statistics; or     (ii) examining the provisions made for the health and safety of the employees in the place of employment; and       (b) bring to the attention of every employer any law, or any final order or rule of the commission, and any failure on the part of the employer to comply with the law, rule, or final order.       (2) An employer may not refuse to admit the commissioner or the commissioner's designee to the employer's place of employment.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-407 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 407 - Investigation of places of employment -- Violations of rules or orders -- Temporary injunction.

34A-1-407. Investigation of places of employment -- Violations of rules or orders -- Temporary injunction.    (1)   (a) Upon complaint by any person that any employment or place of employment, regardless of the number of persons employed, is not safe for any employee or is in violation of state law, the commission shall refer the complaint for investigation and administrative action under:   (i)Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act;     (ii)Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act;     (iii)Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act;     (iv)Chapter 6, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act;     (v)Chapter 7, Safety; or     (vi) any combination of Subsections (1)(a)(i) through (v).       (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a) and Title 40, Chapter 2, Coal Mine Safety Act, for any Utah mine subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, the sole duty of the commission is to notify the appropriate federal agency of the complaint.       (2) Notwithstanding any other penalty provided in this title, if any employer, after receiving notice, fails or refuses to obey the rules or order of the commission relative to the protection of the life, health, or safety of any employee, the district court of Utah is empowered, upon petition of the commission to issue, ex parte and without bond, a temporary injunction restraining the further operation of the employer's business.    Amended by Chapter 291, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-408 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 408 - Investigations through representatives.

34A-1-408. Investigations through representatives.    (1) For the purpose of making any investigation necessary for the implementation of this title with regard to any employment or place of employment, the commission may appoint, in writing, any competent person who is a resident of the state, as an agent, whose duties shall be prescribed in the written appointment.     (2) In the discharge of the agent's duties, the agent shall have:   (a) every power of investigation granted in this title to the commission; and     (b) the same powers as a referee appointed by a district court with regard to taking evidence.       (3) The commission may:   (a) conduct any number of the investigations contemporaneously through different agents; and     (b) delegate to the agents the taking of evidence bearing upon any investigation or hearing.       (4) The recommendations made by the agents shall be advisory only and do not preclude the taking of further evidence or further investigation if the commission so orders.    Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 34A-1-409 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 1 - Labor Commission Act|Part 4 - Miscellaneous|Section 409 - Partial invalidity -- Saving clause.

34A-1-409. Partial invalidity -- Saving clause.  Should any section or provision of this title be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid the same does not affect the validity of the title as a whole or any part of the title other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional.  Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

34A-2-101. Title.  This chapter shall be known as the "Workers' Compensation Act."  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 105 - Exclusive remedy against employer, and officer, agent, or employee of employer.

34A-2-105. Exclusive remedy against employer, and officer, agent, or employee of employer.    (1) The right to recover compensation pursuant to this chapter for injuries sustained by an employee, whether resulting in death or not, is the exclusive remedy against the employer and is the exclusive remedy against any officer, agent, or employee of the employer and the liabilities of the employer imposed by this chapter is in place of any and all other civil liability whatsoever, at common law or otherwise, to the employee or to the employee's spouse, widow, children, parents, dependents, next of kin, heirs, personal representatives, guardian, or any other person whomsoever, on account of any accident or injury or death, in any way contracted, sustained, aggravated, or incurred by the employee in the course of or because of or arising out of the employee's employment, and an action at law may not be maintained against an employer or against any officer, agent, or employee of the employer based upon any accident, injury, or death of an employee. Nothing in this section prevents an employee, or the employee's dependents, from filing a claim for compensation in those cases in accordance with Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.     (2) The exclusive remedy provisions of this section apply to both the client and the professional employer organization in a coemployment relationship regulated under Title 31A, Chapter 40, Professional Employer Organization Licensing Act.     (3)   (a) For purposes of this section:   (i) "Temporary employee" means an individual who for temporary work assignment is:   (A) an employee of a temporary staffing company; or     (B) registered by or otherwise associated with a temporary staffing company.       (ii) "Temporary staffing company" means a company that engages in the assignment of individuals as temporary full-time or part-time employees to fill assignments with a finite ending date to another independent entity.       (b) If the temporary staffing company secures the payment of workers' compensation in accordance with Section 34A-2-201 for all temporary employees of the temporary staffing company, the exclusive remedy provisions of this section apply to both the temporary staffing company and the client company and its employees and provide the temporary staffing company the same protection that a client company and its employees has under this section for the acts of any of the temporary staffing company's temporary employees on assignment at the client company worksite.      Amended by Chapter 318, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 108 - Void agreements between employers and employees.

 Effective 5/8/2018  34A-2-108. Void agreements between employers and employees.    (1) Except as provided in Section 34A-2-420, an agreement by an employee to waive the employee's rights to compensation under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, is not valid.     (2) An agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the premium paid by the employee's employer is not valid.     (3) Any employer who deducts any portion of the premium from the wages or salary of any employee entitled to the benefits of this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act:   (a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor; and     (b) shall be fined not more than $100 for each such offense.      Amended by Chapter 148, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 109 - Interstate and intrastate commerce.

 Effective 5/12/2020  34A-2-109. Interstate and intrastate commerce.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, apply to employers and their employees engaged in:   (a) intrastate commerce;     (b) interstate commerce; and     (c) foreign commerce.       (2) If a rule of liability or method of compensation is established by the Congress of the United States as to interstate or foreign commerce, this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, apply only to the extent that:   (a) this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, have a mutual connection with intrastate work; and     (b) the connection to intrastate work is clearly separable and distinguishable from interstate or foreign commerce.      Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 112 - Administration of this chapter and Chapter 3.

34A-2-112. Administration of this chapter and Chapter 3.    (1) Administration of this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, is vested in the commission to be administered through the division, the Division of Adjudication, and for administrative appeals through the commissioner and the Appeals Board.     (2) The commission:   (a) has jurisdiction over every workplace in the state and may administer this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, and any rule or order issued under these chapters, to ensure that every employee in this state has a safe workplace in which employers have secured the payment of workers' compensation benefits for their employees in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act;     (b) through the division under the supervision of the director, has the duty and full authority to take any administrative action authorized under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act; and     (c) through the Division of Adjudication, commissioner, and Appeals Board, provide for the adjudication and review of an administrative action, decision, or order of the commission in accordance with this title.      Enacted by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 113 - Designated agent required.

34A-2-113. Designated agent required.  Each workers' compensation insurance carrier writing insurance in this state shall maintain a designated agent in this state that is:  (1) registered with the division; and     (2) authorized to receive on behalf of the workers' compensation insurance carrier all notices or orders provided for under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.    Enacted by Chapter 295, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-114 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 114 - Unlawful interference -- Penalties.

 Effective 5/8/2018  34A-2-114. Unlawful interference -- Penalties.    (1) An employer may not knowingly or intentionally:   (a) impede or diminish an employee's efforts to make a claim or receive workers' compensation benefits under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act; or     (b) intimidate, coerce, or harass an employee with the intent of preventing the employee from making a claim or receiving workers' compensation benefits under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.       (2) An employer may not suspend, discharge, discipline, threaten to discharge or discipline, or otherwise retaliate against an employee solely because the employee:   (a) claims or attempts to claim workers' compensation benefits under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act;     (b) reports an employer's noncompliance with a provision of this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act; or     (c) testifies or intends to testify in a workers' compensation proceeding.       (3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, the division may impose a fine of up to $5,000 against an employer for each violation of Subsection (1) or (2).     (4) The division shall deposit any money collected under this section into the Uninsured Employers' Fund created in Section 34A-2-704.     (5) This section does not affect the rights or obligations of an employee or employer under common law.    Enacted by Chapter 225, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 201 - Employers to secure workers' compensation benefits for employees -- Methods.

 Effective 12/31/2017  34A-2-201. Employers to secure workers' compensation benefits for employees -- Methods.  An employer shall secure the payment of workers' compensation benefits for its employees by:  (1) insuring, and keeping insured, the payment of this compensation with an insurer authorized under Title 31A, Insurance Code, to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state; or     (2) obtaining approval from the division in accordance with Section 34A-2-201.5 to pay direct compensation as a self-insured employer in the amount, in the manner, and when due as provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.    Amended by Chapter 363, 2017 General Session