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N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 51

Posting of notice regarding compensation

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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2020
* § 51. Posting of notice regarding compensation. Every employer who\nhas complied with section fifty of this article shall post and maintain\nin a conspicuous place or places in and about his place or places of\nbusiness typewritten or printed notices in form prescribed by the\nchairman, stating the fact that he has complied with all the rules and\nregulations of the chairman and the board and that he has secured the\npayment of compensation to his employees and their dependents in\naccordance with the provisions of this chapter, but failure to post such\nnotice as herein provided shall not in any way affect the exclusiveness\nof the remedy provided for by section eleven of this chapter. Every\nemployer who owns or operates automotive or horse-drawn vehicles and has\nno minimum staff of regular employees required to report for work at an\nestablished place of business maintained by such employer and every\nemployer who is engaged in the business of moving household goods or\nfurniture shall post such notices in each and every vehicle owned or\noperated by him. Failure to post or maintain such notice in any of said\nvehicles shall constitute presumptive evidence that such employer has\nfailed to secure the payment of compensation. The chairman may require\nany employer to furnish a written statement at any time showing the\nstock corporation, mutual corporation or reciprocal insurer in which\nsuch employer is insured or the manner in which such employer has\ncomplied with any provision of this chapter. Failure for a period of ten\ndays to furnish such written statement shall constitute presumptive\nevidence that such employer has neglected or failed in respect of any of\nthe matters so required. Any employer who fails to comply with the\nprovisions of this section shall be required to pay to the board a fine\nof up to two hundred fifty dollars for each violation, in addition to\nany other penalties imposed by law to be deposited into the uninsured\nemployers' fund.\n * NB Effective until January 1, 2020\n * § 51. Posting of notice regarding compensation. Every employer who\nhas complied with section fifty of this article shall post and maintain\nin a conspicuous place or places in and about his place or places of\nbusiness typewritten or printed in English and Spanish notices in form\nprescribed by the chairman, stating the fact that he has complied with\nall the rules and regulations of the chairman and the board and that he\nhas secured the payment of compensation to his employees and their\ndependents in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, but\nfailure to post such notice as herein provided shall not in any way\naffect the exclusiveness of the remedy provided for by section eleven of\nthis chapter. Every employer who owns or operates automotive or\nhorse-drawn vehicles and has no minimum staff of regular employees\nrequired to report for work at an established place of business\nmaintained by such employer and every employer who is engaged in the\nbusiness of moving household goods or furniture shall post such notices\nin each and every vehicle owned or operated by him. Failure to post or\nmaintain such notice in any of said vehicles shall constitute\npresumptive evidence that such employer has failed to secure the payment\nof compensation. The chairman may require any employer to furnish a\nwritten statement at any time showing the stock corporation, mutual\ncorporation or reciprocal insurer in which such employer is insured or\nthe manner in which such employer has complied with any provision of\nthis chapter. Failure for a period of ten days to furnish such written\nstatement shall constitute presumptive evidence that such employer has\nneglected or failed in respect of any of the matters so required. Any\nemployer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall\nbe required to pay to the board a fine of five hundred dollars for each\nviolation, in addition to any other penalties imposed by law to be\ndeposited into the uninsured employers' fund.\n * NB Effective January 1, 2020\n
§ 51. Posting of notice regarding compensation. Every employer who has\ncomplied with section fifty of this article shall post and maintain in a\nconspicuous place or places in and about his place or places of business\ntypewritten or printed in English and Spanish notices in form prescribed\nby the chairman, stating the fact that he has complied with all the\nrules and regulations of the chairman and the board and that he has\nsecured the payment of compensation to his employees and their\ndependents in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, but\nfailure to post such notice as herein provided shall not in any way\naffect the exclusiveness of the remedy provided for by section eleven of\nthis chapter. Every employer who owns or operates automotive or\nhorse-drawn vehicles and has no minimum staff of regular employees\nrequired to report for work at an established place of business\nmaintained by such employer and every employer who is engaged in the\nbusiness of moving household goods or furniture shall post such notices\nin each and every vehicle owned or operated by him. Failure to post or\nmaintain such notice in any of said vehicles shall constitute\npresumptive evidence that such employer has failed to secure the payment\nof compensation. The chairman may require any employer to furnish a\nwritten statement at any time showing the stock corporation, mutual\ncorporation or reciprocal insurer in which such employer is insured or\nthe manner in which such employer has complied with any provision of\nthis chapter. Failure for a period of ten days to furnish such written\nstatement shall constitute presumptive evidence that such employer has\nneglected or failed in respect of any of the matters so required. Any\nemployer who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall\nbe required to pay to the board a fine of five hundred dollars for each\nviolation, in addition to any other penalties imposed by law to be\ndeposited into the uninsured employers' fund.\n

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