New Jersey § 34:15-134
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 34:15-134, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 34:15-134.
a. The board shall secure workers' compensation insurance coverage for horse racing
industry employees. b. The board shall assess and collect sufficient funds to pay the costs of the insurance
or self insurance coverage required by this act and by the workers' compensation laws
of this State and to pay any additional costs necessary to carry out its other duties. The board shall ascertain the total funding necessary, establish the sums that are
to be paid and establish by regulation the method of assessing and collecting these
moneys. Assessments shall include, but shall not be limited to, deductions from gross overnight
purses paid to owners, so long as such deductions do not exceed 3% of standardbred purses or 4% of thoroughbred purses, as applicable , and additional assessments may be collected as needed from standardbred owners, thoroughbred owners and thoroughbred trainers who are licensed
or are required to be licensed by the commission . Track owners shall not be assessed for such costs. c. Assessments for workers' compensation insurance coverage pursuant to this act shall
be calculated and allocated separately for the thoroughbred and standardbred industries,
based on their respective loss experience, and any assessments pursuant to subsection
b. of this section shall be allocated accordingly. No public funds, other than the moneys collected pursuant to subsection b. of this
section, shall be used for the purpose of self insurance or for paying the costs of
workers' compensation insurance or workers' compensation benefits pursuant to this
act.
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Section 34:15-134 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. 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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