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New Resource Lists
Workers' Comp Rules State-by-State
Every state has different provisions that govern its workers’ compensation insurance program. Now, the New York Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) has published a series of tables that list each state’s requirements.
The tables and links are as follows:
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
[Steve Clark]