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How Do Coverage Requirements Apply To Contractors And Subcontractors
A confusing situation often arises when determining the requirements covering contractors, subcontractors, and sole proprietors. Contractors are responsible for paying workers' compensation benefits to any injured employees of an uninsured subcontractor. Contractors can protect themselves from responsibility by obtaining from the subcontractor, documentation of their coverage; or by getting a copy of the exclusion form which the subcontractor has filed. When a subcontractor is a sole proprietor, a sworn statement that the sole proprietorship has no employees provides additional documentation
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FECA protects three million Federal workers
A COST-EFFECTIVE SELF-INSURANCE SYSTEM FECA protects three million Federal workers from economic hardship due to work injury and illness. Included among the executive, legislative and judicial branch employees covered by FECA are civilian Defense workers, medical workers in Veterans' hospitals, and the 800,000 workers of the Postal Service, the country's largest civilian employer.
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