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Utah Senate approves workers—comp coverage for farm employers, rejects higher exemption
Summary
After hours of debate over the balance between protecting farmworkers and shielding small family farms, the Utah Senate passed SB11 requiring agricultural employers whose payroll meets a threshold to carry workers—compensation; a proposed amendment to raise the threshold from $8,000 to $10,000 failed.
The Utah Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 11 on Feb. 4 after an extended floor debate over whether small agricultural employers should be exempt from workers—compensation requirements.
Sponsor Senator Robert Steiner said the bill would require farm employers to enroll in the state—s workers—compensation fund once their calendar-year payroll reaches the statutory threshold and proposed a clarifying amendment that coverage begin "the first day of the next month following" the month the payroll exceeded that threshold. "That would give [an employer] a little bit of time to get with…
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