WCD Explains Process for Second Injury Fund Closure

The Alaska Workers' Compensation Division said the deadline for submitting claims for reimbursement against the Second Injury Fund is Sept. 30, 2020. Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, in August signed House Bill 79, which closed the Second Injury Fund to new claims for injuries occurring on or after Aug. 31, 2018. The bill also created a new test for determining whether a worker is a contractor and shifted the distribution of premium taxes to direct more money into the workers' compensation administrative fund. Employers must submit claims for reimbursement from the fun...