HB20 Alabama 2016 Session

Under existing law, a corporate officer may elect on an annual basis to be exempt from workers' compensation insurance coverage by notifying the Department of Labor and his or her insurance carrier

This bill would remove the requirement that a corporate officer notify the Department of Labor when he or she elects to be exempt from workers' compensation insurance coverage

This bill would provide that once exempt from workers' compensation coverage, the officer would continue to be exempt until he or she revokes the exemption in accordance with certain procedures

Relating to workers' compensation insurance; to amend Section 25-5-50, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove the requirement that a corporate officer notify the Department of Labor when he or she elects to be exempt from workers' compensation insurance coverage; and to provide that once exempt from workers' compensation coverage, the officer would continue to be exempt until he or she revokes the exemption in accordance with certain procedures.