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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="9-606" title_number="9" title_name="Workers' Compensation" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Benefits">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In a claim involving a minor who is employed illegally under State law, the Commission may double the amount of compensation and death benefits authorized by this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>When the Commission awards double compensation or death benefits under subsection (a) of this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the employer of the minor is solely liable for the increased amount of compensation or death benefits; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>an insurance policy may not provide for payment or indemnification of the employer of the minor for payment of the increased amount of compensation or death benefits.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>For purposes of this title, a certificate of the Commissioner of Labor and Industry is conclusive evidence of the legality of any employment of a minor.</text>
  </level>
</section>
