Pro-active Determination of COVID-19 as a Work Risk and its Implications to Employers

The Social Security Law (“LSS”) under article 72 and its Regulations in Matters of Affiliation, Classification of Companies, Collection and Inspection under section 18, establish that upon initial registrations by companies or upon changing their activities, they must classify themselves for the purposes of determining and paying the premium in the occupational risk insurance. Likewise, employers must review their accident rate annually to determine if they should remain under the same premium for the risk insurance of work, or if it increases or decreases in accordance with the provisions of article 74 of the LSS.

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