Workers' compensation; premium discounts for employers providing high-quality work-based experience. (HB2002)

Introduced By

Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station)

Description

Workers' compensation; premium discounts for employers providing high-quality work-based learning experiences. Provides that an insurer providing workers' compensation coverage may provide a premium discount of up to five percent to every employer certified by the Department of Education (the Department) as a high-quality work-based learning employer. The bill requires the Department to certify to the Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) each employer that provides high-quality work-based learning experiences and meets the requirements of the Department and the bill as a high-quality work-based learning employer. To be certified, the bill requires an employer to (i) enter into a training agreement with one or more work-based learning students who are 16 years of age or older and attend school in the Commonwealth, the student's parent or guardian, and the school; (ii) develop, in conjunction with the school, a detailed training plan for the work-based learning student that focuses on development of technical skills and employability skills; (iii) assign a mentor to the work-based learning student and assist in monitoring the progress of such student; (iv) provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for the work-based learning student; (v) comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding the employment of students; and (vi) meet any other requirements established by the Department. The bill requires an employer to be certified in each year it receives a premium discount. The bill provides that if it is determined that an employer misrepresented its qualifications for certification, the employer may be subject to an additional premium for the purposes of reimbursement of a previously granted premium discount and to cancellation in accordance with the provisions of the policy. The bill requires each insurer that grants a premium discount to make an annual report to the Commission regarding the total dollar amount of such premium discounts applied. The bill requires the Commission to maintain a list of employers certified as high-quality work-based learning employers and a list of insurers that provide premium discounts section on its website. Read the Bill »

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