State Workers’ Compensation   

U.S. Department of Labor

Elaine L. Chao, Secretary

Employment Standards Administration

Victoria Lipnic, Assistant Secretary

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs

Shelby Hallmark , Director

January 2006

Introduction

The Branch of Planning, Policy, and Review, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, has compiled a set of 20 tables on various provisions available under State workers’ compensation laws.  However, this will be the U.S. Department of Labor’s last year compiling and publishing this information.  For future state workers’ compensation information, you can go to www.workerscompensation.com or contact your individual state workers’ compensation office.

We would like to thank the State Workers’ Compensation Administrators and their staffs for the time and effort that went into providing the necessary information for this publication.

 At the time of printing, the Branch had not received updated information from the District of Columbia , Idaho , New York , South Carolina , Washington , Puerto Rico , and the Virgin Islands .  We have therefore, printed the latest available information that we have for that jurisdiction.

Table 1. Type of Law and Insurance Requirements for Private Employment

Table 2. Numerical Exemptions

Table 3. Coverage of Agricultural Workers

Table 4. Jurisdictions in Which Workers' Compensation Laws Apply to Domestic Employment

Table 5. Medical Benefits and Methods of Physician Selection Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.

Table 6. Benefits for Temporary Total Disability Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.

Table 7. Benefits for Permanent Total Disability Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.

Table 8. Benefits for Permanent Partial Disability Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.

Table 9a. Maximum Benefits and Periods of Payment for Selected Permanent Partial Disabilities

Table 9b. Methods of Payment of Scheduled Awards

Table 10. Jurisdictions Having "Flexible Maximum" Benefit Levels Under Workers' Compensation Statutes

Table 11. Jurisdictions Which Provide for Disfigurement

Table 12. Benefits for Surviving Spouses and Children in Death Cases Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.

Table 13. Maximum Burial Allowance

Table 14. Waiting Periods

Table 15. Provisions Relating to Rehabilitation Under State Workers' Compensation Statutes

Table 16. Method of Payment

Table 17. Offset Provisions in State Workers' Compensation Laws

Table 18. Attorney Fees

Table 19. Workers' Compensation Advisory Committees and Study Commissions

Table 20. Occupational Hearing Loss Statutes