Does Pennsylvania workers compensation law have specific requirements for subcontractors/contractors and sole proprietors?
Contractors are responsible for the payment of compensation benefits to employees of its uninsured sub-contractors. Therefore, if you hire an uninsured sub-contractor you will be charged a premium for the compensation you pay to that uninsured sub-contractor. The way to avoid these charges, is to require all sub-contractors to have their own Workers’ Compensation policy and to furnish you with a certificate of insurance before work begins. This will prevent you from inheriting a Workers’ Compensation claim from another businesses’ worker, while also saving you on your Workers’ Compensation premium. The State Workers Insurance Fund has stopped accepting a General Liability Certificate alone as proof of exemption from charges for a general contractor. They now require certificates of insurance showing Workers Compensation coverage by the sub-contractors before they will exclude their wages from the General Contractors calculation of premium. Employee Leasing and Staffing Companies Using
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