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Utah Workers� Compensation Law

August 7th, 2006 Posted by Nicole

I found that every state must maintain a Workers’ Compensation Law that complies with Federal workers’ compensation standards and guidelines. Utah is no different. The major difference between the individual states’ laws is how the states handle the percentage of workers’ compensation allotments and the amount of time that a worker is entitled to receive benefits.

In Utah, if a worker loses his or her job through no fault of his or her own, then he or she could be a candidate to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation benefits are based on a percentage of the employee’s wages and can be received in minimum and maximum amounts for a set period of weeks.

Not only does the candidate need to have been first employed in order to receive workers’ compensation benefits, but the candidate must also prove that he or she is seeking employment. As such, the candidate needs to continue to apply for jobs. A representative will ensure that the candidate is actually applying for jobs and the candidate must have a full list of all places applied to and efforts made in order to obtain employment.

If an individual does qualify to receive workers’ compensation benefits, then the worker must file each week with a report about how much money they have made. If a worker is able to find part time work, then the amount of money that the employee makes will be subtracted from the maximum benefit that the employee was eligible under the terms of his or her unemployment, but the candidate may still qualify for some benefits.

Make workers believe that the taxes they pay, such as employment tax or social security tax, pay for the workers’ compensation. However, it is the employers that actually pay for the compensation. All employers that have more than 4 employees must have workers’ compensation insurance that helps to pay for unemployed or injured workers.