{"id":1946,"date":"2019-03-08T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T16:05:56","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-03-11T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T15:04:17","slug":"know-you-are-an-employee-and-covered-under-the-workers-disability-compensation-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourrights.com\/know-you-are-an-employee-and-covered-under-the-workers-disability-compensation-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Know You Are An Employee And Covered Under The Workers Disability Compensation Act!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/yourrights.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ea8ca5a4eed94b4b9f84309b740656ac.jpg\" style=\"text-align:center;\" src =\"http:\/\/yourrights.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/ea8ca5a4eed94b4b9f84309b740656ac.jpg\" ><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Workers\u2019 Disability Compensation Act (WDCA) define which employees are covered for injuries that occur in the course of employment. Although there are numerous case decisions interpreting the WDCA, the provisions below identify the employers that must carry workers\u2019 compensation insurance:  <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight:bold;\">EMPLOYEES<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>all private employers who employ 3 or more employees at one time;<\/li>\n<li>all private employers who employ less than 3 employees, when one of the employees works at least 35 hours per week for at least 13 weeks or longer;<\/li>\n<li>all public employers;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-weight:bold;\">AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>all agricultural employers who employ 3 or more employees who work 35 hours per week or more for 13 consecutive weeks out of 52 and are paid wages or salaries. Agricultural workers who are paid \u201cpiecemeal\u201d or by the amount of work they produce are not entitled to benefits under the WDCA;<\/li>\n<li>Any agricultural employers of 1 or more workers for 5 weeks or more shall provide health care coverage and be subject to common law liability. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-weight:bold;\">DOMESTIC WORKERS<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Family members performing housekeeping in the home are not covered under WDCA.<\/li>\n<li>Domestic workers that work less than 35 hours per week for 13 consecutive weeks or longer are not covered under the WDCA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-weight:bold;\">REAL ESTATE BROKERS, AGENTS AND SALES PERSONS <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Unless 75% of the real estate agent\u2019s revenue is based on volume or commission (not hours worked) and there is a written agreement stating the agent is not considered an employee for tax purposes the real estate agent is not covered. <\/li>\n<div style=\"font-weight:bold;\">EMPLOYMENT IN A FRANCHISE<\/div>\n<div>An employee of a franchisee such (a single McDonald\u2019s restaurant) is not and employee of the franchisor (McDonalds Corporation) unless<\/div>\n<div>a. The franchisor and the franchisee share in developing the essential terms of employee\u2019s employment agreement; or<\/div>\n<div>b. Franchisor and franchisee both directly control the relationship of the employee such as hiring, firing, discipline, direction, supervision<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight:bold;\">THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE DOES NOT PREVENT AND EMPLOYER FROM PROVIDING WORKERS\u2019 COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR HIS WORKERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNCOVERED. <\/div>\n<div>Purchase of a WC insurance policy creates the assumption that the employer is liable for work related injuries. Purchase of the voluntary policy prevents the employer from being liable for anything under the act or beyond it.<\/div>\n<div>Agricultural and domestic employees may be covered under a policy that includes covered employees.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight:bold;\">EMPLOYERS WHO REGULARLY DISCHARGE WORKERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE COVERED BEFORE THE EMPLOYEES REACH THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS OR WEEKS SO THE EMPLOYER CAN AVOID HAVING TO PURCHASE WC INSURANCE TO EMPLOYEES IS A CRIME. <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats total_only \" data-element-id=\"1946\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;285&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Workers\u2019 Disability Compensation Act (WDCA) define which employees are covered for injuries that occur in the course of employment. 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