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UT Code § 34A-2-201.3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 201.3 - Direct payments prohibited except by self-insured employer.

34A-2-201.3. Direct payments prohibited except by self-insured employer.    (1) An employer who is not a self-insured employer, as defined in Section 34A-2-201.5, may not pay a benefit provided for under this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, directly:   (a) to an employee; or     (b) for the employee.       (2)   (a) Subject to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, if the division finds that an employer is violating or has violated Subsection (1), the division shall send written notice to the employer of the requirements of this section and Section 34A-2-201.     (b) The division shall send the notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to the last address on the records of the commission for the employer.       (3)   (a) If, after the division mails the notice required by Subsection (2) to an employer, the employer again violates Subsection (1), the division may impose a penalty against the employer of up to $1,000 for each violation.     (b) If, after the division imposes a penalty under Subsection (3)(a) against the employer, the employer again violates Subsection (1), the division may impose a penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation.       (4)   (a) The division shall deposit a penalty imposed under Subsection (3) into the Uninsured Employers' Fund created by Section 34A-2-704 to be used for the purposes of the Uninsured Employers' Fund specified in Section 34A-2-704.     (b) The administrator of the Uninsured Employers' Fund shall collect money required to be deposited into the Uninsured Employers' Fund under this Subsection (4) in accordance with Section 34A-2-704.       (5) A penalty under this section is in addition to any other penalty imposed under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, against an employer who fails to comply with Section 34A-2-201.     (6) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.    Amended by Chapter 288, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-202.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 202.5 - Offset for occupational health and safety related donations.

 Affected by 63I-1-234 on 12/31/2030  Effective 5/5/2021  34A-2-202.5. Offset for occupational health and safety related donations.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Occupational health and safety center" means the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health created in Title 53B, Chapter 30, Part 2, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.     (b) "Qualified donation" means a donation that is:   (i) cash;     (ii) given directly to an occupational health and safety center; and     (iii) given exclusively for the purpose of:   (A) supporting graduate level education and training in fields of:   (I) safety and ergonomics;     (II) industrial hygiene;     (III) occupational health nursing;     (IV) occupational injury prevention; and     (V) occupational medicine;       (B) providing continuing education programs for employers designed to promote workplace safety; and     (C) paying reasonable administrative, personnel, equipment, and overhead costs of the occupational health and safety center.         (c) "Self-insured employer" is a self-insured employer as defined in Section 34A-2-201.5 that is required to pay the assessment imposed under Section 34A-2-202.       (2)   (a) A self-insured employer may offset against the assessment imposed under Section 34A-2-202 an amount equal to the lesser of:   (i) the total of qualified donations made by the self-insured employer in the calendar year for which the assessment is calculated; and     (ii) .20% of the self-insured employer's total calculated premium calculated under Subsection 34A-2-202(1)(d) for the calendar year for which the assessment is calculated.       (b) The offset provided under this Subsection (2) shall be allocated in proportion to the percentages provided in Subsection 59-9-101(2)(c).       (3) An occupational health and safety center shall:   (a) provide a self-insured employer a receipt for any qualified donation made by the self-insured employer to the occupational health and safety center;     (b) expend money received by a qualified donation:   (i) for the purposes described in Subsection (1)(b)(iii); and     (ii) in a manner that can be audited to ensure that the money is expended for the purposes described in Subsection (1)(b)(iii); and       (c) in conjunction with the report required by Section 59-9-102.5, report to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst for review by the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee by no later than August 15 of each year:   (i) the qualified donations received by the occupational health and safety center in the previous calendar year; and     (ii) the expenditures during the previous calendar year of qualified donations received by the occupational health and safety center.        Amended by Chapter 425, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 203 - Payment of premiums for workers' compensation.

 Effective 12/31/2017  34A-2-203. Payment of premiums for workers' compensation.    (1) The state shall secure the payment of workers' compensation benefits for its employees:   (a) by:   (i) 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     (ii) paying 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;       (b) in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 4, Risk Management; and     (c) subject to Subsection (2).       (2)   (a) If the state determines to secure the payment of workers' compensation benefits for its employees by paying direct compensation as a self-insured employer in the amount, in the manner, and due as provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, the state is:   (i) exempt from Section 34A-2-202.5 and Subsection 34A-2-704(14); and     (ii) required to pay a premium assessment as provided in Section 34A-2-202.       (b) If the state chooses to pay workers' compensation benefits for its employees through insuring under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the state shall obtain that insurance in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.      Amended by Chapter 363, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 204 - Compliance with chapter -- Notice to employees.

34A-2-204. Compliance with chapter -- Notice to employees.    (1) Each employer providing insurance, or electing directly to pay compensation to the employer's injured workers, or the dependents of the employer's killed employees, in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, shall post in conspicuous places about the employer's place of business typewritten or printed notices stating, that:   (a) the employer has complied with this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, and all the rules of the commission made under this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act; and     (b) if such is the case, the employer has been authorized by the division directly to compensate the employees or dependents.       (2) The notice required in Subsection (1) when posted in accordance with Subsection (1), shall constitute sufficient notice to the employer's employees of the fact that the employer has complied with the law as to securing compensation to the employer's employees and their dependents.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-207 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 207 - Noncompliance -- Civil action by employees.

34A-2-207. Noncompliance -- Civil action by employees.    (1)   (a) Employers who fail to comply with Section 34A-2-201 are not entitled to the benefits of this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, during the period of noncompliance, but shall be liable in a civil action to their employees for damages suffered by reason of personal injuries arising out of or in the course of employment caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of the employer or any of the employer's officers, agents, or employees, and also to the dependents or personal representatives of such employees when death results from such injuries.     (b) In any action described in Subsection (1)(a), the defendant may not avail himself of any of the following defenses:   (i) the fellow-servant rule;     (ii) assumption of risk; or     (iii) contributory negligence.         (2) Proof of the injury shall constitute prima facie evidence of negligence on the part of the employer and the burden shall be upon the employer to show freedom from negligence resulting in the injury.     (3) An employer who fails to comply with Section 34A-2-201 is subject to Sections 34A-2-208 and 34A-2-212.     (4) In any civil action permitted under this section against the employer, the employee shall be entitled to necessary costs and a reasonable attorney fee assessed against the employer.    Amended by Chapter 13, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-208 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 208 - Right to compensation when employer fails to comply.

34A-2-208. Right to compensation when employer fails to comply.    (1) Any employee, or the employee's dependents if death has ensued, may, in lieu of proceeding against the employee's employer by civil action in the courts as provided in Section 34A-2-207, file an application with the Division of Adjudication for compensation in accordance with this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, when:   (a) the employee's employer failed to comply with Section 34A-2-201;     (b) the employee has been injured by accident arising out of or in the course of the employee's employment, wherever the injury occurred; and     (c) the injury described in Subsection (1)(b) was not purposely self-inflicted.       (2) An application for compensation filed under Subsection (1) shall be treated by the commission, including for purposes of appeal to the commissioner or Appeals Board, as an application for hearing under Section 34A-2-801.     (3)   (a) If an application for compensation is filed under Subsection (1), in accordance with Part 8, Adjudication, the commission shall determine the award due to:   (i) the injured employee; or     (ii) the employee's dependents in case death has ensued.       (b) The employer shall pay the award determined under Subsection (3)(a) to the persons entitled to the compensation within 10 days after receiving notice from the commission of the amount of the award determined under Subsection (3)(a).      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-209 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 209 - Employer's penalty for violation -- Notice of noncompliance -- Proof required -- Admissible evidence -- Criminal prosecution.

 Effective 5/8/2018  34A-2-209. Employer's penalty for violation -- Notice of noncompliance -- Proof required -- Admissible evidence -- Criminal prosecution.    (1)   (a)   (i) An employer who fails to comply, and every officer of a corporation or association that fails to comply, with Section 34A-2-201 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (ii) Each day's failure to comply with Subsection (1)(a)(i) is a separate offense.       (b) If the division sends written notice of noncompliance by certified mail or personal service to the last-known address of an employer, a corporation, or an officer of a corporation or association, and the employer, corporation, or officer does not within 10 days of the day on which the notice is delivered provide to the division proof of compliance, the notice and failure to provide proof constitutes prima facie evidence that the employer, corporation, or officer is in violation of this section.       (2)   (a) If the division has reason to believe that an employer is conducting business without securing the payment of compensation in a manner provided in Section 34A-2-201, the division may give notice of noncompliance by certified mail or personal service to the following at the last-known address of the following:   (i) the employer; or     (ii) if the employer is a corporation or association:   (A) the corporation or association; or     (B) the officers of the corporation or association.         (b) If an employer, corporation, or officer described in Subsection (2)(a) does not, within 10 days of the day on which the notice is delivered, provide to the division proof of compliance, the employer and every officer of an employer corporation or association is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (c) Each day's failure to comply with Subsection (2)(a) is a separate offense.       (3) A fine, penalty, or money collected or assessed under this section shall be:   (a) deposited in the Uninsured Employers' Fund created by Section 34A-2-704;     (b) used for the purposes of the Uninsured Employers' Fund specified in Section 34A-2-704; and     (c) collected by the Uninsured Employers' Fund administrator in accordance with Section 34A-2-704.       (4) A form or record kept by the division or its designee pursuant to Section 34A-2-205 is admissible as evidence to establish noncompliance under this section.     (5) The commission or division on behalf of the commission may prosecute or request the attorney general or district attorney to prosecute a criminal action in the name of the state to enforce this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.    Amended by Chapter 156, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-210 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 210 - Power to bring suit for noncompliance.

 Effective 12/31/2017  34A-2-210. Power to bring suit for noncompliance.    (1)   (a) The commission or the division on behalf of the commission may maintain a suit in any court of the state to enjoin any employer, within this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, from further operation of the employer's business, when the employer fails to provide for the payment of benefits in one of the ways provided in Section 34A-2-201.     (b) Upon a showing of failure to provide for the payment of benefits, the court shall enjoin the further operation of the employer's business until the payment of these benefits has been secured by the employer as required by Section 34A-2-201. The court may enjoin the employer without requiring bond from the commission or division.       (2) If the division has reason to believe that an employer is conducting a business without securing the payment of compensation in one of the ways provided in Section 34A-2-201, the division may give the employer five days written notice by registered mail of the noncompliance and if the employer within the five days written notice does not remedy the default:   (a) the commission or the division on behalf of the commission may file suit under Subsection (1); and     (b) the court may, ex parte, issue without bond a temporary injunction restraining the further operation of the employer's business.      Amended by Chapter 363, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-212 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 2 - Securing Workers' Compensation Benefits for Employees|Section 212 - Docketing awards in district court -- Enforcing judgment.

 Effective 5/9/2017  34A-2-212. Docketing awards in district court -- Enforcing judgment.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an abstract of a final order of the commission providing an award may be filed under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, in the office of the clerk of the district court of any county in the state when all administrative and appellate remedies are exhausted.     (b) The abstract shall be docketed in the judgment docket of the district court where the abstract is filed. The time of the receipt of the abstract shall be noted on the abstract by the clerk of the district court and entered in the docket.     (c) When filed and docketed under Subsections (1)(a) and (b), the order shall constitute a lien from the time of the docketing upon the real property of the employer situated in the county, for a period of eight years from the date of the order unless the award provided in the final order is satisfied during the eight-year period.     (d) The district court may issue an execution or a renewal on the order within the same time and in the same manner and with the same effect as if the order were a judgment issued by the district court.       (2)   (a) If the employer was uninsured at the time of the injury, the county attorney for the county in which the applicant or the employer resides, depending on the district in which the final order is docketed, shall enforce the judgment when requested by the commission or division on behalf of the commission.     (b) In an action to enforce an order docketed under Subsection (1), reasonable attorney fees and court costs shall be allowed in addition to the award.       (3) Unless stayed pursuant to Section 63G-4-405, or set aside by the court of appeals, a preliminary or final decision of the commissioner or Appeals Board awarding permanent total disability compensation under Section 34A-2-413 is enforceable by abstract filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of any county in the state.    Amended by Chapter 461, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 3 - Protection of Life, Health, and Safety|Section 301 - Places of employment to be safe -- Willful neglect -- Penalty.

34A-2-301. Places of employment to be safe -- Willful neglect -- Penalty.    (1) An employer may not:   (a) construct, occupy, or maintain any place of employment that is not safe;     (b) require or knowingly permit any employee to be in any employment or place of employment that is not safe;     (c) fail to provide and use safety devices and safeguards;     (d) remove, disable, or bypass safety devices and safeguards;     (e) fail to obey orders of the commission;     (f) fail to obey rules of the commission;     (g) fail to adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render the employment and place of employment safe; or     (h) fail or neglect to do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of the employer's employees.       (2) Compensation as provided in this chapter shall be increased 15%, except in case of injury resulting in death, when injury is caused by the willful failure of an employer to comply with:   (a) the law;     (b) a rule of the commission;     (c) any lawful order of the commission; or     (d) the employer's own written workplace safety program.      Amended by Chapter 131, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 4 - Compensation and Benefits|Section 401 - Compensation for industrial accidents to be paid.

34A-2-401. Compensation for industrial accidents to be paid.    (1) An employee described in Section 34A-2-104 who is injured and the dependents of each such employee who is killed, by accident arising out of and in the course of the employee's employment, wherever such injury occurred, if the accident was not purposely self-inflicted, shall be paid:   (a) compensation for loss sustained on account of the injury or death;     (b) the amount provided in this chapter for:   (i) medical, nurse, and hospital services;     (ii) medicines; and     (iii) in case of death, the amount of funeral expenses.         (2) The responsibility for compensation and payment of medical, nursing, and hospital services and medicines, and funeral expenses provided under this chapter shall be:   (a) on the employer and the employer's insurance carrier; and     (b) not on the employee.       (3) Payment of benefits provided by this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, shall commence within 30 calendar days after any final award by the commission.    Amended by Chapter 55, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 34A-2-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 34A - Utah Labor Code|Chapter 2 - Workers' Compensation Act|Part 4 - Compensation and Benefits|Section 402 - Mental stress claims.

34A-2-402. Mental stress claims.    (1) Physical, mental, or emotional injuries related to mental stress arising out of and in the course of employment shall be compensable under this chapter only when there is a sufficient legal and medical causal connection between the employee's injury and employment.     (2)   (a) Legal causation requires proof of extraordinary mental stress from a sudden stimulus arising predominantly and directly from employment.     (b) The extraordinary and sudden nature of the alleged mental stress is judged according to an objective standard in comparison with contemporary national employment and nonemployment life.       (3) Medical causation requires proof that the physical, mental, or emotional injury was medically caused by the mental stress that is the legal cause of the physical, mental, or emotional injury.     (4) Good faith employer personnel actions including disciplinary actions, work evaluations, job transfers, layoffs, demotions, promotions, terminations, or retirements, may not form the basis of compensable mental stress claims under this chapter.     (5) Alleged discrimination, harassment, or unfair labor practices otherwise actionable at law may not form the basis of compensable mental stress claims under this chapter.     (6) An employee who alleges a compensable industrial accident involving mental stress bears the burden of proof to establish legal and medical causation by a preponderance of the evidence.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session