Pennsylvania Statutes Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation § 1404.1. Instructions brochure; employe's rights

The Secretary of Labor and Industry shall, within ninety (90) days after the effective date of this amendatory act, prepare a brochure of instructions, setting forth the rights of an employe in the event of disability or death caused by occupational disease and informing him of the time and manner in which claims should be filed. A copy of such brochure shall be provided each insurance company authorized to write insurance policies covering occupational diseases under this act. Such insurance companies shall prepare at their own expense copies of said brochure for distribution to such insured employers. Each insurance company shall prepare the brochures immediately upon receipt of the sample brochure from the Secretary of Labor and Industry in such quantity as required by employers for distribution to each employe. The employer shall distribute such brochures to each employe at the time of hiring and to each existing employe within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the brochure.