Groups hail labor hazards act PAYOUTS: The Labor Occupational Hazard Insurance and Protection Act says that workers have to be insured, and minimum premiums are tied to the minimum wage By Chen Yun, Peng Wan-hsin and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer More than 10 million people are to be affected after disability premiums and mandatory insurance rules were overhauled yesterday, as the Legislative Yuan passed the Labor Occupational Hazard Insurance and Protection Act (勞工職業災害保險及保護法). Individuals are to receive payments matching their salary for the first and second month, and 70 percent each subsequent month, up from 70 percent in the first year and 50 percent in the second year in the Labor Standards Act (勞動基準法), the new regulations say.