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MA Gen L ch 152 § 63 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 63 - Insurance Company Information Requested by Department; Rating Organizations; Notices Furnished by Companies

Section 63. Insurance companies insuring employees under this chapter shall, at the request of the department, furnish it in writing any information required in connection with the administration by said department of this chapter, including any statistics and the names of all employers insured by them. Notice of issuance of a policy of insurance insuring employers under this chapter shall be given to the rating organization authorized by section fifty-two C by the company issuing such policy within five days after the date of issuance thereof. No further notice need be filed in case such insurance is renewed, extended or otherwise continued by such company. Such insurance shall not be cancelled or shall not be otherwise terminated until ten days after written notice of such cancellation or termination is given to the rating organization or until a notice has been received by said organization that the employer has secured insurance from another insurance company or has otherwise insured the payment of compensation provided for by this chapter; provided, however, that if the reason for cancellation is for nonpayment of premium, if the insurance agent, broker, producer or insurer receives the amount of premium due on or before the effective date of cancellation, the assigned carrier shall issue an accurate renewal policy. Said organization shall immediately make available to the department, by electronic transmission or otherwise, all information collected pursuant to this section. The organization may charge companies for the reasonable cost of gathering, processing and maintaining the data.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 64 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 64 - Insurer's Regulations for Prevention of Injuries; Review; Inspector's Access to Premises

Section 64. The insurer shall make and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the prevention of injuries on the premises of insured persons, and for this purpose inspectors of the insurer shall have free access to all such premises during regular working hours. Insured persons or employees thereof aggrieved by such rules or regulations may petition the executive office of labor and workforce development for a review, and it may affirm, amend or annul the rule or regulation.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65b - Cancellation or Termination of Policy; Review

Section 65B. If, after the issuance of a policy under section sixty-five A, it shall appear that the employer to whom the policy was issued is not or has ceased to be entitled to such insurance, the insurer may cancel or otherwise terminate such policy in the manner provided in this chapter; provided, however, that any insurer desiring to cancel or otherwise terminate such a policy shall give notice in writing to the rating organization and the insurer of its desire to cancel or terminate the same; and provided further, that if the reason for cancellation is for nonpayment of premium, if the insurer receives the amount of premium due on or before the effective date of cancellation, the assigned carrier shall issue an accurate renewal policy. Such cancellation or terminations shall be effective unless the employer, within ten days after the receipt of such notice, files with the department's office of insurance objections thereof, and, if such objections are filed, the commissioner, or his designee shall hear and decide the case within a reasonable time thereafter. Further appeal of the decision of the department may be taken to the superior court for the county of Suffolk.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65d - Issuance of Policy to Employer Assigned to Another Insurer

Section 65D. By arrangement between insurers which are members of the reinsurance pool, and with the approval of the commissioner of insurance, an insurer referred to in section sixty-five C may issue a policy to an employer who had been assigned by the commissioner of his designee to another insurer, and such issuance of a policy shall constitute a compliance with and be subject to section sixty-five A.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65g - ''losses Incurred'' Defined; Determination of Amounts to Be Paid

Section 65G. The words ''Losses incurred,'' as used in section sixty-five C shall mean, with respect to each policy, the losses paid and estimated to be paid thereunder. Any dispute as to the amounts to be paid under section sixty-five C, or as to an assignment under section sixty-five A, shall be resolved by the commissioner of insurance upon hearing after reasonable notice to all interested parties.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65h - Adjustment of Payments

Section 65H. Provision may be made under the plan of operation established under section sixty-five C for the subsequent adjustment of payments originally made on behalf of assigned risks on the basis of estimated losses incurred.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65i - Primary Liability to Pay Benefits

Section 65I. Nothing in sections sixty-five A to sixty-five M, inclusive, shall be construed to affect, in any way, the primary liability of the insurer to which the risk is assigned to pay compensation benefits in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65j - Inspection of Risks; Rules

Section 65J. At any time while a policy issued pursuant to section sixty-five A is in force, the insurer, upon its own initiative, may make a careful inspection of the risk for the purpose of measuring the hazards, making recommendations for the health and safety of employees, and determining the rate or rates which will be adequate and reasonable for its insurance. Every such inspection shall be made and reported in accordance with such rules as the executive office of labor and workforce development may prescribe.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65k - Appeal on Ground Premium Is Unreasonable or Discriminatory; Effect of Determined Rates

Section 65K. Any employer to whom a policy is issued pursuant to section sixty-five A may appeal, within sixty days after the effective date of such policy, to the commissioner of insurance on the ground that the premium charged upon such policy is not reasonable or is unfairly discriminatory, and said commissioner may, in his discretion, after a hearing of which all interested parties shall have reasonable notice, approve or disapprove the premium charged. In the event the premium charged is disapproved by said commissioner, he shall direct the insurer to which the employer was assigned to issue a policy or to adjust the premium thereof at a rate or rates found by the commissioner of insurance to be adequate, reasonable and not unfairly discriminatory, and the rate or rates so determined shall be effective as of the date of the policy, and be binding upon both the insurer and the employer.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65l - Failure of Insurer to Comply With Statutes, Order or Rule; Revocation or Suspension of Licenses; Injunction

Section 65L. If an insurer refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of sections sixty-five A to sixty-five K, inclusive, or with any lawful order or ruling made by the commissioner of insurance pursuant thereto, he shall issue an order to such insurer to show cause why it should not be proceeded against as hereinafter provided, and after due notice and a hearing shall make a finding thereon or order such insurer forthwith to comply. If the insurer is found by the commissioner of insurance to have refused or neglected to comply with any provision of sections sixty-five A to sixty-five K, inclusive, or with any lawful order or ruling made thereunder by the commissioner of insurance, he shall, in the case of a foreign company, revoke or suspend the license issued to it under section one hundred and fifty-one of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and the licenses issued to all of its agents under section one hundred and sixty-three of said chapter, as provided in and subject to all the provisions of section five of said chapter, until it shall comply with such order or ruling, and, in case of a domestic company, he shall apply to the supreme judicial court for an injunction and such court shall have jurisdiction to restrain such company from further transaction of its business until it shall comply with such order or ruling.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65m (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65m - Review of Orders or Rulings; Time; Suspension and Stay of Order or Rulings

Section 65M. Any employer or insurer aggrieved by any order or ruling of the division or of the commissioner of insurance under any provision of sections sixty-five A to sixty-five L, inclusive, may, within thirty days after notice thereof, and despite any different limitation of time for filing petitions contained in section five of chapter one hundred and seventy-five, file a petition in the superior court for a review thereof; but the filing of such a petition shall not suspend such order or ruling unless a stay thereof shall be allowed by a justice of said court pending the final determination of the review. The court shall summarily hear the petition and make any appropriate order or decree.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 65o (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 65o - Employer's Choice of Insurance Agent or Broker; Commission Fees; Service Fees

Section 65O. Any employer to whom an insurer is assigned under the provisions of section sixty-five A shall be entitled to designate any licensed insurance agent or insurance broker to assist him in dealing with said insurer to which he is assigned and with the reinsurance pool described in section sixty-five C. The said agent or broker shall be entitled to a commission fee as set by the commissioner of insurance pursuant to section fifty-three A. An employer may apply directly to the workers' compensation plan of Massachusetts for coverage under section sixty-five A or sixty-five D. The plan may not charge a service fee, an application fee, or a transaction fee to any employer who makes an application for coverage directly to the plan.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 66 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 66 - Actions for Injuries Sustained by Employees; Limitations; Defenses

Section 66. Actions brought against employers to recover damages for personal injuries or consequential damages sustained within or without the commonwealth by an employee in the course of his employment or for death resulting from personal injury so sustained shall be commenced within twenty years from the date the employee first became aware of the causal relationship between the disability and his employment. In such actions brought by said employees or by the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund pursuant to the provisions of subsection (8) of section sixty-five, it shall not be a defense:  1. That the employee was negligent;  2. That the injury was caused by the negligence of a fellow employee;  3. That the employee had assumed voluntarily or contractually the risk of the injury;  4. That the employee's injury did not result from negligence or other fault of the employer, if such injury arose out of and in the course of employment.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 67 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 67 - Application to Insureds and Employers Having Right of Election, of Statutes Relating to Defenses to Actions

Section 67. Section sixty-six shall not apply to actions to recover damages for personal injuries received by employees of an insured person or a self-insurer.  Paragraph 4 of said section sixty-six shall not apply to actions to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by any person, whose employer has a right of election as provided in paragraph 4 of section one.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 68 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 68 - Applicability of Statutes Relating to Employers' Liabilities

Section 68. Chapter one hundred and fifty-three and sections two B and six C to six F, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and twenty-nine shall not apply to employees of an insured person or a self-insurer, nor to laborers, workmen or mechanics employed by the commonwealth or any county, city, town or district subject to sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive, who are entitled to the benefits provided by said sections, while this chapter is applicable thereto.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 69b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 69b - Vouchers; Examinations and Investigations; Reports

Section 69B. Payments of compensation, or payments of medical or other expenses or fees by the commonwealth under this chapter shall be made only upon vouchers bearing the certification of the personnel administrator. Said personnel administrator shall make or shall cause to be made such examinations and investigations as may assist in determining whether or not the injured employee is still incapacitated and whether such payments are due under this chapter.  Said personnel administrator shall obtain such information as will assist in the prevention of injuries, arising out of and in the course of employment, to public employees, in the rehabilitation of injured employees, and in their reemployment. He shall require from the workers' compensation agents, appointed under section seventy-five, preliminary reports on such injuries within forty-eight hours of their occurrence, and detailed reports within two weeks. He shall require from such agents the name and status of any employee who has remained incapacitated for three months following an injury, and shall refer such reports to the office of education and vocational rehabilitation for consideration and recommendation under the provisions of sections thirty E to thirty H, inclusive.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 70 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 70 - Procedure and Jurisdiction; Compensation Paid by Commonwealth and Its Subdivisions

Section 70. Procedure under sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive, and the jurisdiction of the department shall be the same as under sections one to sixty-eight, inclusive, and the commonwealth or such county, city, town or district shall have the same rights in proceedings under said sections as the insurer. The state treasurer or the treasurer or officer having similar duties of such county, city, town or district shall pay compensation awarded for injury to persons in its employment upon proper vouchers without further authority.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 71 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 71 - Liability of County, City, Town or District for Employee's Injuries

Section 71. Except as provided in the following section, such county, city, town or district shall not be liable in any action for a personal injury sustained by a laborer, workman or mechanic in the course of his employment by such county, city, town or district, or for death resulting from such injury.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 72 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 72 - Employee Claiming or Waiving Rights Against County, City, Town or District

Section 72. A laborer, workman or mechanic entering the service of such county, city, town or district who would, if injured, have a right of action against the county, city, town or district by law, may claim or waive his right of action as provided in section twenty-four, and shall be deemed to have waived such right of action unless he claims it.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 73a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 73a - Employment of Partially Disabled Employee; Temporary Employment to Fill Vacancy

Section 73A. Any employee who by reason of partial disability is entitled to receive compensation as provided by section sixty-nine from the commonwealth, or from such county, city, town or district, and who in the opinion of the head of any department or of any appointing officer, can be suitably employed in such department or by such officer in a position with duties adapted to his reduced earning capacity, may, subject in the case of a state employee to the approval of the division of personnel administration, be so employed at a salary based on his reduced earning capacity as determined by the industrial accident board or a member thereof after a hearing; provided, that no such employee shall be so employed in a position within the classified civil service without the approval of the personnel administrator. The head or appointing officer of the department in which such employee was employed previous to the injury causing his disability, may, subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one, temporarily employ a person to fill any vacancy in the original position of such employee that may be caused by his disability, pending the return of such employee to full time employment at his regular duties.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 74 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 74 - Application of Statutes to All Public Employees; Inmates of Institutions; Employees of Boards or Commissions and Welfare Districts

Section 74. Sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive, shall apply to all laborers, workmen and mechanics in the service of the commonwealth or of such county, city, town or district under any employment or contract of hire, expressed or implied, oral or written, including those employed in work done in performance of governmental duties as well as those employed in municipal enterprises conducted for gain or profit. Said sections shall not apply to inmates of institutions performing labor under sections forty-eight to seventy-seven, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven. For the purposes of sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive, all laborers, workmen and mechanics paid by the commonwealth, but serving under boards or commissions exercising powers within defined districts, shall be deemed to be in the service of the commonwealth. For the purposes of sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive, all employees of welfare districts, organized under the provisions of section forty-four of chapter one hundred and seventeen, shall be deemed to be employees of such town as the district welfare committee shall determine, and if such town has provided for the payment of compensation required by this chapter, the said district welfare committee shall apportion the expenses of providing such compensation among the towns comprising the said welfare district.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 75 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 75 - Agents Designated to Furnish Benefits and Carry Out Statutes

Section 75. Every board, commission and department of the commonwealth, and every such county, city, town and district shall through its executive officers or board, designate one or more persons, as it may deem necessary, to act as its agent or agents in furnishing the benefits due under sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive. Such agent or agents shall be responsible for the proper carrying out of said sections under the direction and supervision of the department until his or their agency is revoked and a new agent or new agents designated. The name and address of every such agent shall be filed with the division, and, in the case of every such agent acting for any board, commission or department of the commonwealth, with the personnel administrator immediately upon his designation. This section shall not apply to counties, cities, towns and districts which have provided by insurance for the payment of compensation required by this chapter for all of their employees.
MA Gen L ch 152 § 75a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 152 - Workers' Compensation|Section 75a - Preferences for Hiring

Section 75A. Any person who has lost a job as a result of an injury compensable under this chapter shall be given preference in hiring by the employer for whom he worked at the time of compensable injury over any persons not at the time of application for reemployment employed by such employer; provided, however, that a suitable job is available. Actions may be filed under this section with the superior court department of the trial court for the county in which the alleged violation occurred. An employer found to have violated this section shall be exclusively liable to pay to the employee lost wages, shall grant the employee a suitable job, and shall reimburse such reasonable attorney fees incurred in the protection of rights granted by this section as shall be determined by the court.  In the event that any right set forth in this section is inconsistent with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or chapter thirty-one, the collective bargaining agreement or said chapter thirty-one shall prevail.