District Of Columbia § 24-231.12 - Workers’ compensation insurance.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 24-231.12 — Workers’ compensation insurance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24-231.12. Workers’ compensation insurance.
24-231.12The requirements of shall apply to prisoners employed in any prison industries program that is approved under the PIE Program. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring Workers’ Compensation Act or comparable insurance benefits for prisoners employed in a prison industry that is not federally approved under that program.
The Director or the parties to a prison industry joint venture agreement may purchase insurance to protect against the risk of loss, theft, or damage of finished or unfinished products produced by a prison industry wherever these products, equipment, materials, and supplies are located while in the possession of the Department or a prison industry, in transit to or from the possession of the Department or a correctional industry, or in storage. The cost of the insurance shall be paid from the Fund if such payment is authorized by Congress in an appropriations act.
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Section 24-231.12 ("Workers’ compensation insurance.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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