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Resolution authorizing continuation of self-insurance of Worker’s Compensation program
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WHEREAS, the City of Wauwatosa is a qualified political subdivision of the State of Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Act (Act) provides that employers covered by the Act either insure their liability with worker's compensation insurance carriers authorized to do business in Wisconsin, or to be exempted (self-insured) from insuring liabilities with a carrier and thereby assuming the responsibility for its own worker's compensation risk and payment; and
WHEREAS, the State and its political subdivisions may self-insure worker's compensation without a special order from the Department of Workforce Development (Department) if they agree to report faithfully all compensable injuries and agree to comply with the Act and rules of the Department; and
WHEREAS, the Committee on Financial Affairs, at its February 13, 2024, meeting, approved the continuation of the self-insured worker's compensation program, in compliance with Wisconsin Administrative Code DWD 80.60(3);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of Wauwatosa does ordain as follows:
(1) The City of Wauwatosa shall provide for the continuation of a self-insured worker's compensation program that is currently in effect.
(2) The City of Wauwatosa shall authorize the Wauwatosa Human Resources Department to forward certified copies of this resolution to the Worker's Compensation Division, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
By: Financial Affairs Committee
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Recommendation: Approve 6-0