Section 23.30.060. Election of direct payment presumed.

   (a) An employer is conclusively presumed to have elected to pay compensation directly to employees for injuries sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment according to the provisions of this chapter, until notice in writing of insurance, stating the name and address of the insurance company and the period of insurance, is given to the employee. 
                                                                 
  (b) The notice shall be posted and kept on the premises of the 
employer or on the premises where the employer's operations are being  
carried on in three conspicuous places, at the office of the employer, 
at the mess house or boarding house if there is one, and in some       
conspicuous place on the premises or works. The notice must be         
substantially in the following form, and the signature shall be        
witnessed by two witnesses: Employer's Notice of Insurance             
   To the employees of the undersigned:                                
        You and each of you are hereby notified that the undersigned is
insured in the  .................... Insurance Company, whose address
 is  .................... and that the period covered by the insurance 
is  .................... in accordance with the terms, conditions and  
provisions to pay compensation to employees of the undersigned for     
injuries received as provided in the Act of the State of Alaska, known 
as the 'Alaska Workers' Compensation Act.'                             
         Signed .......................................................
   Witness:                                                            
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History

(Sec. 34 ch 193 SLA 1959)