Chap. 282.—An ACT to amend and re-enact section 69 of the Virginia workmen’s
compensation act, which became a law March 21, 1918, as heretofore amended.
[H B 253]

Approved March 24, 1932

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
sixty-nine of the Virginia workmen’s compensation act, which became
a law March twenty-first, nineteen hundred and eighteen, as heretofore
amended, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

Section 69. (a) Every employer accepting the compensation -pro-
visions of this act shall, within thirty days after this act takes effect,
file with the commission, in form prescribed by it, and thereafter an-
nually or as often as may be necessary, evidence of his compliance with
the provisions of section sixty-eight and all other relating thereto.
Every employer that has complied with the foregoing provision and
has subsequently cancelled his insurance shall immediately notify the
industrial commission of such cancellation, the date thereof and the
reasons therefor; and every insurance carrier shall in like manner
notify the commission immediately upon the cancellation of any policy
issued by it under the provisions of this act.

(b) If such employer refuses and neglects to comply with these
provisions he shall be punished by a fine of ten cents for each em-
ployee at the time of the insurance becoming due, but not less than one
dollar nor more than fifty dollars for each day of such refusal or ne-
glect, and until the same ceases, and he shall be liable during continu-
ance of such refusal or neglect to an employee either for compensa-
tion under this act or at law in the same manner as provided 1n section
sixteen. The fine herein provided may be assessed by the commission —
in an open hearing with the right of review and appeal as in other
cases.

(c) It shall not be lawful for any employer, to deduct from the
wages of any of his employees any part of the cost of insurance as pro-
vided for in the foregoing section to insure liability or to require or
permit any of his employees to contribute in any manner toward such
cost of insurance. For any violation of the provisions of this subsec-
tion an employer shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding one hun-
dred dollars for each offense and shall refund to the individual em- —
ployee the amount or amounts deducted or contributed. The fine
herein provided may be assessed and the refund ordered by the indus-
trial commission in an open hearing with the right of review and ap-
peal as in other cases.