List of Worker’s Compensation Bureaus by State
Jessica Miller-Merrell | HR
| ByWorkers compensation is defined as a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee’s right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. Every state has a Workers Compensation Division that is responsible for the administration of the state Workers’ Compensation Law to ensure proper payment of benefits to employees injured on the job and encourage safety in the workplace. The main function of the Division is to ensure proper payment of compensation benefits along with necessary medical attention to employees injured on the job or their dependents in case of death. Information and services are also provided to claimants, employers, insurance companies, attorneys, judges, legislators, labor and management groups, government agencies and other parties.
The Division also administers the rules and regulations for individual self-insurers and group self-insurers. Major activities include compliance inspections, safety promotion, auditing and enforcing claims payments and settlements, compiling injury and cost statistics, mediating disputes, and establishing and regulating cost containment standards.
Because Workers Compensation are state programs, they are unique and specific to each and every state. They normally have their own individual bureau which is why I choose to generate a list of links and resources for all 50 states as well as the Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico.
List of Worker’s Compensation Bureaus by State
Alabama – Alabama Department of Labor
Alaska – Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Arizona – Industrial Commission of Arizona
Arkansas – Arkansas Workers Compensation Commission
California – Department of Industrial Relations
Colorado – Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Connecticut – Connecticut Workers Compensation Commission
Delaware – Delaware State Office of Workers Compensation
District of Columbia– Workers Compensation Department of Employer Services
Florida – Florida Division of Workers Compensation
Georgia – Georgia State Board of Workers Compensation
Guam – Guam Department of Labor
Hawaii – State of Hawaii Disability Compensation Division
Idaho – Idaho Industrial Commission
Illinois – Illinois Workers Compensation Commission
Indiana – Indiana Workers Compensation Board
Iowa – Iowa Workforce Development
Kansas – Kansas Department of Labor Workers Comp
Kentucky – Kentucky Departments of Workers Claims
Louisiana – Louisiana Workforce Commission
Maine – Maine Compensation Board
Maryland – Maryland Workers Compensation Commission
Massachusetts – Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development
Michigan – Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Mississippi – Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission
Missouri – Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Montana – Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Nebraska – Nebraska Workers Compensation Court
Nevada – Nevada Department of Business and Industry
New Hampshire – New Hampshire Department of Labor Workers Compensation
New Jersey – State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
New Mexico – State of New Mexico Workers Compensation Administration
New York – New York State Workers Compensation Board
North Carolina – North Carolina Industrial Commission
North Dakota – North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance
Ohio – Ohio Division of Workers Compensation
Oklahoma – Oklahoma Insurance Department – Workers Compensation
Oregon – Oregon Workers Compensation Division
Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers Compensation
Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico Industrial Division
Rhode Island – Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training Workers Compensation
South Carolina – State of South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission
South Dakota – South Dakota Department of Labor Workers Compensation
Tennessee – Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Texas – Texas Department of Insurance
Utah – Utah Labor Commission
Vermont – Vermont Department of Labor Workers Compensation
Virginia – Virginia Workers Compensation Commission
Virgin Islands – U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Labor
Washington – Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
West Virginia – West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commission
Wisconsin – Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Wyoming – Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
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