(a) In addition to the duties as provided in this chapter, the Commissioner of Labor shall have the following powers and duties:(a) be a policy making body for the administrator of the Insurance Fund;(b) appoint the Director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration;(c) to determine the salary of the Director of the WCA;(d) the Commissioner of Labor shall hear appeals of decisions rendered by the administrative law judge;(e) to hold meetings as may be necessary to carry out its functions in any district as needed;(f) consider and adopt rules regulations governing the WCA and the Fund in order to effectuate the intents and purposes of the system;(g) report to the Governor and the Legislature annually on the activities of the WCA and the Fund, showing among other things, the number of injuries; the cost of claims and Fund balances;(h) as an appeal body, the Commissioner of Labor is empowered to open, modify, terminate or reinstate awards, taking into account increased disability, restoration or earning power, aggravation of original injury, or any significant change which would justify a change in an award; and(i) administer the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund including the following:(1) protect the solvency of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund by conducting actuarial studies; determining premium rates in accordance with the costs of administration and payment of claims;(2) pay claims issued by the Commissioner of Labor;(3) through the use of technology, plan and improve the payment of claims;(4) maintain accounts of income, expenditures, and balances;(5) manage the staff of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund;(6) prepare the budget of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund;(7) certify documents;(8) collect interest on the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund for the benefit of the Fund; and(9) perform other duties related to the management of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund.;(j) nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Commissioner of Labor from any law made specifically applicable to independent instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
(a) be a policy making body for the administrator of the Insurance Fund;
(b) appoint the Director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration;
(c) to determine the salary of the Director of the WCA;
(d) the Commissioner of Labor shall hear appeals of decisions rendered by the administrative law judge;
(e) to hold meetings as may be necessary to carry out its functions in any district as needed;
(f) consider and adopt rules regulations governing the WCA and the Fund in order to effectuate the intents and purposes of the system;
(g) report to the Governor and the Legislature annually on the activities of the WCA and the Fund, showing among other things, the number of injuries; the cost of claims and Fund balances;
(h) as an appeal body, the Commissioner of Labor is empowered to open, modify, terminate or reinstate awards, taking into account increased disability, restoration or earning power, aggravation of original injury, or any significant change which would justify a change in an award; and
(i) administer the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund including the following:(1) protect the solvency of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund by conducting actuarial studies; determining premium rates in accordance with the costs of administration and payment of claims;(2) pay claims issued by the Commissioner of Labor;(3) through the use of technology, plan and improve the payment of claims;(4) maintain accounts of income, expenditures, and balances;(5) manage the staff of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund;(6) prepare the budget of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund;(7) certify documents;(8) collect interest on the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund for the benefit of the Fund; and(9) perform other duties related to the management of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund.;
(1) protect the solvency of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund by conducting actuarial studies; determining premium rates in accordance with the costs of administration and payment of claims;
(2) pay claims issued by the Commissioner of Labor;
(3) through the use of technology, plan and improve the payment of claims;
(4) maintain accounts of income, expenditures, and balances;
(5) manage the staff of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund;
(6) prepare the budget of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund;
(7) certify documents;
(8) collect interest on the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund for the benefit of the Fund; and
(9) perform other duties related to the management of the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund.;
(j) nothing in this chapter shall be construed as exempting the Commissioner of Labor from any law made specifically applicable to independent instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands.