Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 33 : Section 935


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 935. Substitution of carrier for employer

      In any case where the employer is not a self-insurer, in order
    that the liability for compensation imposed by this chapter may be
    most effectively discharged by the employer, and in order that the
    administration of this chapter in respect of such liability may be
    facilitated, the Secretary shall by regulation provide for the
    discharge, by the carrier for such employer, of such obligations
    and duties of the employer in respect to such liability, imposed by
    this chapter upon the employer, as it considers proper in order to
    effectuate the provisions of this chapter. For such purposes (1)
    notice to or knowledge of an employer of the occurrence of the
    injury shall be notice to or knowledge of the carrier, (2)
    jurisdiction of the employer by a deputy commissioner, the Board,
    or the Secretary, or any court under this chapter shall be
    jurisdiction of the carrier, and (3) any requirement by a deputy
    commissioner, the Board, or the Secretary, or any court under any
    compensation order, finding, or decision shall be binding upon the
    carrier in the same manner and to the same extent as upon the
    employer.



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