From this page you can download the original pages of the 1972 Report of the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. This is a U.S. Government document that is in the public domain, and there is no charge for downloading it. The report has been broken down into sections that you can access from the links below. Please read the instructions before downloading.
Want to find out how the states are doing in meeting the criteria set forth in this report? See the January 2004 Department of Labor report comparing the states' current laws with the 19 essential recommendations made by the Commission.
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The report is available in the following sections:
Introduction and SummarySupplementary Statements; Appendices A, B, & C