STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2003 COMPARED WITH THE 19 ESSENTIAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAWS

Prepared from information available January 1, 2003, to the:

U. S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Division of Planning, Policy and Standards

Branch of Planning, Policy and Review

GLENN A WHITTINGTON

Chief

 The following tables compare State laws in effect January 1, 2003, with the National Commission's 19 essential recommendations. 

Table 1 summarizes the total number of essential recommendations met by each State law.

Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4 show State-by-State breakdowns for recommendations relating, respectively, to coverage, income benefits, and medical benefits. An "X" means that the law meets the recommended standard. A "-" means that the law does not meet the recommended standard. "NA" means that data were not available.

Table 5 shows the actual dollar amount of maximum weekly benefit levels regarding R3.8, R3.15, and R3.23.

A supplement, entitled "Pending Changes", shows legislation enacted by January 1, 2003, which will newly meet, or approach meeting, an essential recommendation on an effective date later than January 1, 2003.

The essential recommendations are reproduced on page 9.

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