22 Guam Code Ann. § 9113
Terms Used In 22 Guam Code Ann. § 9113
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(b) Such notice shall be in writing; shall contain the name and address of the employee and a statement of the time, place, nature, and cause of the injury or death; and shall be signed by the employee or by some person on his behalf, or in case of death, by any person claiming to be entitled to compensation for such death or by a person on his behalf.
(c) Notice shall be given to the Commissioner by delivering it to him or sending it by mail, addressed to his office; and to the employer by delivering it to him or by sending it by mail, addressed to him at his last known place of business. If the employer is a partnership, such notice may be given to any partner, or if a corporation, such notice may be given to any agent or officer thereof upon whom legal process may be served or who is in charge of the business in the place where the injury occurred.
(d) Failure to give such notice shall not bar any claim under this Title (1) if the employer (or his agent in charge of the business in the place where the injury occurred) or the carrier had knowledge of the injury or death, and the Commissioner determines that the employer or carrier has not been prejudiced by failure to give such notice, or (2) if the Commissioner excuses such failure on the ground that for some satisfactory reason such
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notice could not be given, or (3) if objection to such failure is not raised before the Commissioner at the first hearing of a claim for compensation in respect of such injury or death.
SOURCE: GC § 37012.