QUESTION: What about vendors with no employees? Should the board still require workers' compensation insurance?
ANSWER: Yes. The State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) will write coverage for a sole proprietor (with no employees). It's called a zero-payroll workers' compensation policy. We recommend that boards require that sole proprietors obtain coverage.
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