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NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.19 - Insolvency Fund

34:15-120.19. Insolvency Fund  5. Upon the adoption of a plan of operation or the adoption of rules by the commissioner pursuant to subsection a. of section 6 of this act, there shall be created an Insolvency Fund to be managed by the association.  a. The Insolvency Fund is created for purposes of meeting the obligations of insolvent members incurred while members of the association and other insolvent self-insurers as provided in section 15 of this act and after the exhaustion of any bond, as required under chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes. However, if the bond, surety, or reinsurance policy is payable to the association, the association shall commence to provide benefits out of the fund and be reimbursed from the bond, surety, or reinsurance policy. The method of operation of the fund shall be defined in the plan of operation pursuant to section 6 of this act.  b. The department shall have the authority to audit the financial soundness of the fund annually.  c. The commissioner may offer certain amendments to the plan of operation to the board of directors for purposes of assuring the ongoing financial soundness of the fund and its ability to meet the obligations of this act.  d. The department actuary may make recommendations to improve the orderly payment of claims.  L.1993,c.107,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.21 - Written notice of bankruptcy proceedings, determination of insolvency

34:15-120.21. Written notice of bankruptcy proceedings, determination of insolvency  7. a. A member employer which files for relief in bankruptcy under Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. s.101 et seq.; or against which involuntary bankruptcy proceedings are filed under that title; or for which a receiver is appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall file written notice of that fact with the commissioner and the board of directors of the association within 30 days of the occurrence of such an event.  b. Upon receipt of the notice required by subsection a. of this section, the board shall review the member employer's ability to pay compensation pursuant to R.S.34:15-77 and make a determination as to insolvency. If the board determines at any time that the member employer is insolvent, it shall notify the commissioner and the members of the association not later than three business days after the determination of insolvency.  L.1993,c.107,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.22 - Powers of department

34:15-120.22. Powers of department  8. The department may: a. Require that the association notify other interested parties of the determination of insolvency and of their rights under this act. Notification shall be by mail at the last known address thereof when available; but, if sufficient information for notification by mail is not available, notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation shall be sufficient.  b. Suspend or revoke the authority of any member employer failing to pay an assessment when due or failing to comply with the plan of operation to self-insure in this State. As an alternative, the department may levy a fine on any member employer failing to pay an assessment when due. Such fine shall not exceed five percent of the unpaid assessment per month, except that no fine shall be less than $100 per month.  L.1993,c.107,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.23 - Assignment of rights to association

34:15-120.23. Assignment of rights to association  9. a. Any person who recovers from the association under this act shall be deemed to have assigned his rights to the association to the extent of that recovery. Every claimant seeking the protection of this act shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as that person would have been required to cooperate with the insolvent member. The association shall have no cause of action against the employee of the insolvent member for any sums the association has paid out, except those causes of action which the insolvent member would have had if the sums had been paid by the insolvent member. In the case of an insolvent member operating with assessment liability, payments of claims by the association shall not operate to reduce the liability of the insolvent member to the receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor for unpaid assessments.  b. The receiver, liquidator, or statutory successor of an insolvent member shall be bound by settlements of covered claims by the association or a similar organization in another state. The court having jurisdiction shall grant those claims priority against the assets of the insolvent member equal to that to which the claimant would have been entitled in the absence of this act. The expense of the association or similar organization in handling claims shall be accorded the same priority as the expenses of the liquidator.  c. The association shall file periodically with the receiver or liquidator of the insolvent member statements of the covered claims paid by the association and estimates of anticipated claims on the association, which shall preserve the rights of the association against the assets of the insolvent member.  L.1993,c.107,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.24 - Detection, prevention of employer insolvencies

34:15-120.24. Detection, prevention of employer insolvencies  10. To aid in the detection and prevention of employer insolvencies:  a. Upon determination by majority vote of the membership of the board that any member employer may be insolvent or in a financial condition hazardous to the employees thereof or to the public, it shall be the duty of the board of directors to notify the department of any information indicating that condition.  b. The board of directors may, upon majority vote of the membership of the board, request that the department determine the condition of any member employer which the board in good faith believes may no longer be qualified to be a member of the association. Within 30 days of the receipt of that request or, for good cause shown, within a reasonable time thereafter, the department shall make such determination and shall forthwith advise the board of its findings. Each request for a determination shall be kept on file by the department, but the request shall not be open to public inspection prior to the release of the determination to the public.  c. It shall also be the duty of the department to report to the board of directors when it has reasonable cause to believe that a member employer may be in such a financial condition as to be no longer qualified to be a member of the association.  d. The board of directors may, upon majority vote of the membership of the board, make reports and recommendations to the department upon any matter which is germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation of any member employer. Such reports and recommendations shall not be considered public documents.  e. The board of directors may, upon majority vote of the membership of the board, make recommendations to the department for the detection and prevention of employer insolvencies.  f. The board of directors shall, at the conclusion of any member's insolvency in which the association was obligated to pay covered claims, prepare a report on the history and cause of that insolvency, based on the information available to the association, and shall submit that report to the department.  L.1993,c.107,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.25 - Examination, regulation of association

34:15-120.25. Examination, regulation of association  11. The association shall be subject to examination and regulation by the department. No later than March 30 of each year, the board of directors shall submit a financial report for the preceding calendar year in a form approved by the department.  L.1993,c.107,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.26 - Immunity from liability

34:15-120.26. Immunity from liability  12. There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, any member employer, the association or its agents or employees, the board of directors, or the department or its representatives for any action or omission by them in the performance of their powers and duties under this act.  L.1993,c.107,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.27 - Stay of proceedings

34:15-120.27. Stay of proceedings  13. a. All proceedings in which an insolvent member is a party, or is obligated to defend a party, in any court or before any quasi-judicial body or administrative board in this State shall be stayed for up to six months, or for such additional period from the date the member becomes insolvent, as is deemed necessary by a court of competent jurisdiction to permit proper defense by the association of all pending causes of action as to any covered claims arising from a judgment under any decision, verdict, or finding based on the default of the insolvent member. The association, either on its own behalf or on behalf of the insolvent member, may apply to have that judgment, order, decision, verdict or finding set aside by the same court or administrator that made that judgment, order, decision, verdict or finding and shall be permitted to defend against that claim on the merits. If requested by the association, the stay of proceedings may be shortened or waived.  b. In any proceeding in bankruptcy in which the payment of benefits has been stayed, the association shall appear and move to lift the stay so that the orderly administration of claims can proceed.  L.1993,c.107,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.28 - Deadline for filing claims

34:15-120.28. Deadline for filing claims  14. Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, a covered claim, as defined therein, with respect to which settlement is not effected and pursuant to which suit is not instituted against the insured of an insolvent member or the association within one year after the deadline for filing claims with the receiver of the insolvent member, or any extension of the deadline, shall thenceforth be barred as a claim against the association.  L.1993,c.107,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.29 - Additional obligations of association

34:15-120.29. Additional obligations of association  15. In addition to its obligation to pay compensation to the employees of insolvent members pursuant to section 4 of this act, the association shall be obligated for payment of compensation under chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes to the employees of any self-insurer declared to be insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction on or after October 1, 1990, but prior to the effective date of this act, as if that self-insurer were an insolvent member subject to the provisions of this act.  L.1993,c.107,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-120.30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-120.30 - Construction of act

34:15-120.30. Construction of act  16. This act shall not be construed as reducing, to any degree or in any way, the responsibility of the commissioner to exercise caution in authorizing any employer to become a self-insured employer, or the commissioner's responsibility to require guarantees, reserve funds, surety bonds or partial insurance as needed to provide adequate assurance of the employer's ability to pay compensation pursuant to R.S.34:15-77. The purpose of the association is to provide an assurance of the payment of workers' compensation to the employees of insolvent members, not to exempt any employer, even an insolvent employer, from the responsibility to provide workers' compensation to victims of workplace injury or illness, or to reduce, to any degree or in any way, the responsibility of a self-insured employer to provide appropriate guarantees, funds, bonds or other assurances that compensation will be available pursuant to R.S.34:15-77.  L.1993,c.107,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-121 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-121 - Workers' compensation formal cases; records, destruction

34:15-121. Workers' compensation formal cases; records, destruction  1. Any records of, or pertaining to, workers' compensation formal cases, wherein original claim petitions have been on file for 45 or more years, may be destroyed by the Division of Workers' Compensation in the State Department of Labor; provided, the Commissioner of Labor shall approve such destruction. L.1953,c.94,s.1; amended 1997, c.9, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-122 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-122 - Records of workmen's compensation of kind specified in article six

34:15-122. Records of workmen's compensation of kind specified in article six  Any records of, or pertaining to, workmen's compensation of the kind and character specified in article six of chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, which have been or shall have been on file for eight or more years, may be destroyed by the Division of Workmen's Compensation; provided, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall approve such destruction. L.1953, c. 94, p. 1022, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-123 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-123 - Agreements for payment of workmen's compensation

34:15-123. Agreements for payment of workmen's compensation  Agreements for the payment of workmen's compensation, which have been or shall have been on file for eight or more years, may be destroyed by the Division of Workmen's Compensation; provided, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall approve such destruction. Any agreement, however, covering a period greater than eight years shall be kept on file for the full term of the agreement. L.1953, c. 94, p. 1022, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-124 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-124 - Records and papers not part of record of workmen's compensation formal cases

34:15-124. Records and papers not part of record of workmen's compensation formal cases  Records and papers of, or pertaining to, workmen's compensation cases, on file in the Division of Workmen's Compensation and its predecessor, Workmen's Compensation Bureau, which do not constitute a part of the record of any workmen's compensation formal case, may be destroyed by the Division of Workmen's Compensation; provided, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry and the Bureau of Archives and History in the State Department of Education shall approve such destruction. L.1953, c. 94, p. 1023, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-125 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-125 - Records on microfilm or other media, destruction

34:15-125. Records on microfilm or other media, destruction  5. Any records of, or pertaining to, workers' compensation formal cases, which have not been on file for 45 or more years but which have been microfilmed or retained in full in other media, provided such microfilms or information retained in other media shall be preserved in full and arranged for convenient examination, may be destroyed by the Division of Workers' Compensation; provided, the Commissioner of Labor shall approve such destruction. L.1953,c.94,s.5; amended 1997, c.9, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-126 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-126 - Force, effect of microfilm or other media

34:15-126. Force, effect of microfilm or other media  6. Any microfilm made or information retained in other media by the Division of Workers' Compensation pursuant to law, or a certified copy of such microfilm or information retained in other media, shall have the same force and effect as the original in any court or public proceeding and shall be evidential in like manner and to the same effect as though the original record had been there produced and proved. L.1953,c.94,s.6; amended 1997, c.9, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-127 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-127 - Liability for destruction of records

34:15-127. Liability for destruction of records  No official, or member of the Department of Labor and Industry, shall be held liable on his bond, or in the way of damages, for loss, or in any other manner, because of the destruction of any records or papers pursuant to this act. L.1953, c. 94, p. 1023, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-128.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-128.1 - Short title.

34:15-128.1 Short title.  5. Sections 6 through 9 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Workers' Compensation Medical Information Confidentiality Act." L.2001,c.326,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-128.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-128.2 - Definitions relative to "Workers' Compensation Medical Information Confidentiality Act."

34:15-128.2 Definitions relative to "Workers' Compensation Medical Information Confidentiality Act."  6. For the purposes of section 1 of P.L.1966, c.164 (C.34:15-128) and sections 6 through 9 of this amendatory and supplementary act: "Disclose" means to release, transfer, open for inspection, make available for copying or otherwise divulge information to any person other than the individual who is the subject of the information. "Division" means the Division of Workers' Compensation. "Medical information" means information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that is created or received by a health care provider regarding an individual which is or may be used in connection with a workers' compensation case, or that is provided to the employer or its workers' compensation insurer or their agents in connection with the case, and relates to an individual's past, present or future physical or mental health or condition, the provision of health care to an individual, or the past, present or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual. "Workers' compensation case" or "case" means any case in which an individual seeks workers' compensation benefits, whether or not the individual files a formal claim with the division. L.2001,c.326,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-128.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-128.3 - Disclosure of medical information.

34:15-128.3 Disclosure of medical information.  7. a. In any case of an individual seeking workers' compensation from an employer, it shall be unlawful for the employer, the workers' compensation insurance carrier of the employer, a health care provider treating or evaluating the individual in connection with the case, or a third party in the case, or their agents, to disclose any medical information regarding the individual to any person other than a participant in that workers' compensation case, a reinsurer, the health care provider, medical and non-medical experts retained in connection with the case, the division, or the Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau, except under the following circumstances: (1) The information is disclosed in a manner that makes it impossible to ascertain the identity of the individual; (2) The information is collected, used or disclosed to or from an insurance support organization, provided that the information is used only to perform the insurance functions of claims settlement, detection and prevention of fraud, or detection and prevention of a misrepresentation or nondisclosure which is material to an insurance claim; (3) Records containing the information are subpoenaed by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1983, c.320 (C.17:33A-10) or by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil or criminal proceeding; or (4) The information is disclosed to another employer or insurance carrier of that employer for the sole purpose of determining the credit to be given to the other employer or carrier pursuant to subsection d. of R.S.34:15-12 if the individual seeks compensation from the other employer or insurance carrier. b. The Commissioner of Banking and Insurance shall have the power to examine and investigate the affairs of every insurance support organization that receives information pursuant to this section in order to determine whether the insurance support organization has been or is engaged in any conduct in violation of sections 6 through 9 of this amendatory and supplementary act. L.2001,c.326,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-128.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-128.4 - Withholding information unlawful; certain circumstances.

34:15-128.4 Withholding information unlawful; certain circumstances.  8. Except for medical or non-medical evaluations performed for the purposes of evaluating the permanency of an employee's disability requested by the employer or its insurance carrier, in any case of an individual seeking workers' compensation from an employer, it shall be unlawful for the employer, the workers' compensation insurance carrier of the employer, a health care provider treating or evaluating the individual in connection with the case, or a third party in the case, or their agents, to withhold from the individual any medical information they have regarding that individual which is requested by the individual, and if an individual requests the medical information, the individual shall not be charged fees in excess of the cost of providing copies of the information. L.2001,c.326,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-128.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-128.5 - Violations, fine, penalty.

34:15-128.5 Violations, fine, penalty.  9. Any person who violates any provision of section 7 or 8 of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 60 days or both. L.2001,c.326,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-129 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-129 - Short title

34:15-129. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Horse Racing Injury Compensation Board Act." L.1995,c.329,s.1.