FAQs
General Questions
Must we cover owners or corporate officers of the company by workers' compensation insurance?
Individual owners or partners of a bona fide partnership are exempt from coverage. They may be covered with proper notification. Corporate officers are automatically included for coverage. They may be excluded from premium charges and coverage by proper filing of the special Kentucky Form 4. To receive a Form 4, contact the Department of Workers' Claims, Enforcement Division, at 1-800-731-5241.
Who must be covered by workers' compensation insurance?
Employers who have even one part-time employee are subject to coverage and must provide workers' compensation protection to that employee. Exempt from coverage are agricultural employees, domestic employees in private homes where there are less than two full-time domestic employees, persons employed by homeowners for residential maintenance and repair for up to twenty (20) consecutive days, persons who work only in return for aid or sustenance from charitable organizations, persons who are participating in a carpool for transportation to and from work, partners of a bona fide partnership, and certain employees protected by the laws of the United States.
What should I do when I need to add or delete a location?
Please contact your agent.
Must I pay premium on overtime wages?
If you maintain your books to show overtime pay separately by employee and in summary by classification, you can exclude a portion of the overtime pay from the gross payroll. In other words, you are only required to pay premium on the straight time portion of your overtime payrolls - as long as your records show the split between straight time and overtime. ***If adequate records are not maintained, the overtime pay cannot be excluded from the total payroll.***
What is an experience mod?
Workers' compensation uses an actuarially-based method of determining if a specific company's loss experience is better than expected or worse than expected. The formula compares the losses that actually occurred to the losses that were expected. A mod of 1.00 indicates an average risk. A mod greater than 1.00 indicates a risk with greater than expected loss experience. A mod less than 1.00 indicates a risk with better than expected loss experience.
Who fills out the Report of Injury (IA-1) form?
The employer.
When should the Report of Injury be filled out?
If medical treatment (even first aid) is provided for any employee, or if time is lost from work, you must fill out this form. It should be completed within 24 hours of the injury. Kentucky statutes require the form to be sent within three (3) days of your knowledge of a loss. Violations of this statute can result in fines.
How is the best way to submit a Report of Injury (IA-1) form to ClearPath Mutual?
Online. If you already have a login and password, click on the login in the upper right-hand corner. If you do not have a login and password, please contact support@clearpathmutual.com.
From login, click on the Claims tab and the Enter/Modify Notice of Injury button. You will see the first page of the form and will be prompted through. From the Report Injury button, you will see the first page of the form immediately and will be prompted through.
You may also call in a Report of Injury to 800-367-5372 or fax to 502-894-0066.
Download Report of Injury form
What if an employee has a minor injury or simply mentions that they hurt their back…do I still need to send in a First Report of Injury or Illness?
Yes. You need to document the notice of injury even if it seems slight or the employee does not immediately seek treatment. The employee may, at some future date, decide that the pain is not going away and seek treatment. It is always best to have a Report of Injury on file.
Where can my company obtain an OSHA 300 log?
You can download an OSHA 300 log from http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/RKforms.html or call the Kentucky Labor Cabinet's Division of Education and Training at 502-564-4769.
