Workers Injury Law&Advocacy Group

STATE REPORTS
The State Affairs Committee provides resources to injured worker advocates in the various jurisdictions. SAC provides access to comparative data, public issue advocacy reference materials, and reliability assessments of statistical/economic information. It is the goal of the committee to assist efforts of WILG members to prevent erosion of injured worker rights and promote development of adequate benefit structures under accessible workers' compensation systems. For information on how to get SAC assistance in your state, or for details on how you can get involved, please contact the WILG office.

STATE TO STATE RESOURCES

The Department of Labor- Office of Workers' Compensation has a List of Benefits Table which includes:

1. Type of Law and Insurance Requirements for Private Employment
2. Numerical Exemptions
3. Coverage of Agricultural Workers
4. Jurisdictions in Which Workers' Compensation Laws Apply to Domestic Employment
5. Medical Benefits and Methods of Physician Selection Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.
6. Benefits for Temporary Total Disability Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.
7. Benefits for Permanent Total Disability Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.
8. Benefits for Permanent Partial Disability Provided by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.
9a. Maximum Benefits and Periods of Payment for Selected Permanent Partial Disabilities
9b. Methods of Payment of Scheduled Awards
10. Jurisdictions Having "Flexible Maximum" Benefit Levels Under Workers' Compensation Statutes
11. Jurisdictions Which Provide for Disfigurement
12. Benefits for Surviving Spouses and Children in Death Cases by Workers' Compensation Statutes in the U.S.
13. Maximum Burial Allowance
14. Waiting Periods
15. Provisions Relating to Rehabilitation Under State Workers' Compensation Statutes
16. Method of Payment
17. Offset Provisions in State Workers' Compensation Laws
18. Attorney Fees
19. Workers' Compensation Advisory Committees and Study Commissions
20. Occupational Hearing Loss Statutes
URL

Copyright 2008 Workers Injury Law&Advocacy Group
1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW - Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
Site Credits