AGENCY: Labor Commission. Industrial Accident Division
SERIES: 82868
TITLE: Claims against uninsured employers
DATES: 1984-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name
DESCRIPTION: These files document the Uninsured Employers' Fund's involvement in cases where an employee has sustained an industrial accident and the employer holds no workers' compensation insurance. The file remains open until it is determined to which capacity the Fund is involved. A case can be closed in the following incidents: applicant fails to prosecute case, the applicant is found to be an independent contractor, the case is settled by parties with no Uninsured Employers' Fund involvement, the case is settled with no litigation, the claim is denied when applicant fails to sustain burden of proof, it is determined that the employer has insurance, the employer becomes insolvent and the Fund is ordered to pay, the employer is ordered to pay, or statutory employer is ordered to pay. This involves cases where the employer is reimbursing the Uninsured Employer's Fund for monies paid to and on behalf of the injured worker.
RETENTION
Retain for 10 year(s) after case is closed
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.
APPROVED: 07/2000
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office until case is closed and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 10 years and then destroy.
Computer data files: Retain in Office for 10 years after case is closed and then delete.
APPRAISAL
Administrative
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public. all final decisions
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Private. all other information
Controlled. judges' notes (if case goes to hearing), psychiatric information