Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§935 Substitution of Carrier for Employer
Title 33 › Chapter 18— LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION › § 935
Summary
When an employer has an insurance company instead of handling claims itself, the Secretary must make rules so the insurer can carry out the employer’s workers’ compensation duties. Under those rules, telling the employer about an injury also tells the insurer; any legal authority over the employer also applies to the insurer; and any official orders, findings, or decisions for the employer also apply to the insurer.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §935
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In any case where the employer is not a self-insurer, in order that the liability for compensation imposed by this chapter may be most effectively discharged by the employer, and in order that the administration of this chapter in respect of such liability may be facilitated, the Secretary shall by regulation provide for the discharge, by the carrier for such employer, of such obligations and duties of the employer in respect to such liability, imposed by this chapter upon the employer, as it considers proper in order to effectuate the provisions of this chapter. For such purposes (1) notice to or knowledge of an employer of the occurrence of the injury shall be notice to or knowledge of the carrier, (2) jurisdiction of the employer by a deputy commissioner, the Board, or the Secretary, or any court under this chapter shall be jurisdiction of the carrier, and (3) any requirement by a deputy commissioner, the Board, or the Secretary, or any court under any compensation order, finding, or decision shall be binding upon the carrier in the same manner and to the same extent as upon the employer.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–426 substituted “Secretary” for “commission”. See
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 902 of this title. 1972—Pub. L. 92–576 inserted reference to the Board in cls. (2) and (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1984 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 98–426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, see section 28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98–426, set out as a note under section 901 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1972 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 92–576 effective 30 days after Oct. 27, 1972, see section 22 of Pub. L. 92–576, set out as a note under section 902 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 935
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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