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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />Dear Insured: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />T, C, FIELD & COMPANY <br /> ' INSURANCE & BONDS <br /> <br /> P. o. sox 43o~s <br /> SAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA 55t6Zl-0016 <br /> October 6, 1983 <br /> <br />WORK COMP FOR CAR POOLS <br /> <br />Recent actions of our state legislature extend your workers' compensa- <br />tion insurance to cover all employees travelling to and from work by <br />rideshare .arrangement. Effective June 9, 1983, Minn~"sota'workers' com- <br />pensation statutes were amended by Senate File 891 to insure all employ- <br />ees presently covered by workers' compensation for injuries they may <br />sustain while travelling by shared transportation between home and work <br />and' vice versa. Designated as Chapter 311, this law defines a "ride- <br />sharing arrangement" as: <br /> <br /> "The transportation of persons, for a fee or otherwise, in a <br /> motor vehicle when the transportation is incidental to another <br /> purpose of the driver. The term includes the forms of shared <br /> transportation known as car pools, commuter van pools and bus <br /> pools, whether or not furnished by an employer. A 'ridesharing <br /> arrangement' does not include transportation of employees by an <br /> employer from one place of employment to another." <br /> <br /> The definition further states that two or more people travelling in <br /> prearranged ridesharing arrangement constitute a car pool and that <br /> sharing participants need not work for the same employer. <br />A~~n~unusual twist in this law gives you, the employer, the option of whe-~ <br /> ther to include your employees. If ~ d~-~ot wish to e-~end Y0u~-w-~k <br /> c--6-~p-~n%-~-r-~-6e to employees pa~ticzpatlng in'ride~hari-T~--~rrangeme~ <br /> YOu must make tha~election in writing. All ~-~a~ 'is'needed is a brief <br /> ~ett~o~ a-~c~g? ', <br /> <br /> "I (We), elect to exclude coverage under my (our) workers' compen- <br />~ sation insurance for employees while participating in rideshar- <br /> ~~.~ng arrangements." <br /> /'On the 'basis of such a letter, your workers' compensation policy will be <br /> ~dorsed accordingly. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding this new law and how it might affect <br />you, we will be most happy to answer them for you. <br /> <br />Sincerely yours, <br /> <br />I <br /> T. C. FIELD & COMPANY <br />I Your Insurance Department <br />,ou~/· <br /> <br /> <br />