Common use of ' Compensation Insurance Coverage Clause in Contracts

' Compensation Insurance Coverage. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Title 51 RCW, Industrial Insurance to the extent applicable to it. The WSIB shall not be responsible for payment of industrial insurance premiums for the Contractor, or any Subcontractor or employee of Contractor, which might arise under the workers’ compensation insurance laws during performance of duties and services under this Contract. Prior to performing work under this Contract, the Contractor shall provide or purchase industrial insurance coverage for the Contractor’s employees, as may be required of an “employer” as defined in Title 51 RCW, and shall maintain full compliance with Title 51 RCW to the extent such Title is applicable to the Contractor during the course of this Contract. If the Contractor fails to provide industrial insurance coverage or fails to pay premiums or penalties on behalf of its employees as may be required by law, the WSIB may collect from the Contractor the full amount payable to the industrial insurance accident fund. The WSIB may deduct the amount owed by the Contractor to the accident fund from the amount payable to the Contractor by the WSIB under this Contract and transmit the deducted amount to the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), Division of Insurance Services. This provision does not waive any of L&I’s rights to collect from the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide or purchase applicable workers’ compensation insurance coverage prior to performing work under this Contract. Should the Contractor fail to secure workers’ compensation insurance coverage or fail to pay premiums on behalf of its employees, the WSIB may deduct the amount of premiums owing from the amounts payable to the Contractor under this Contract and transmit the same to the appropriate workers’ compensation insurance fund.