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Workers Compensation

• Agencies & Organizations
  • WI Dept. of Workforce Development
    Information for workers, employers, insurers, medical providers. Also includes legal information.
  • WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
  • U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
• Appeals
  • Appeals Process (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • LIRC Workers Compensation Decisions
• Directories
  • Directory of Selected Staff, Services and Programs (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Directory information for claims records, problems with claims, fee disputes, fraud, hearings, research/statistics, self-insurance, uninsured employers, vocational rehabilitation.  Hours and locations of state offices.   
  • WI and Other States' Workers' Compensation Agencies
  • Workers' Compensation Administrators Directory
    Contact information for workers' compensation administrators in each of the 50 states, U.S. territories, and Canada.
• Employees
  • Workers Compensation Claim Flow (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • Worker's Compensation for Workers (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Answers questions concerning coverage, how to file a claim, the process of a claim, how to get vocational rehabilitation services, what happens if your claim is denied or the employer does not have insurance, and more.
• Employers
  • Consumer's Guide to Worker's Compensation Insurance for Employers (WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance)
  • Worker's Compensation for Employers (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Provides information on insurance requirements for various types of employers, where to purchase insurance, and answers to questions about the Uninsured Employers Fund. Includes the process for handling work injuries & illnesses.
  • Worker's Compensation Insurance for Employers (WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance)
    FAQs, benefits information, and more.
• Forms
  • Worker's Compensation Forms (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
• WI Worker's Compensation Act (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  Includes changes in the law and related WI Administrative Code updates.
• Workers' Compensation (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
• Workers Compensation (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations & opinions.

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: Ch. 102 "Worker's Compensation"
• WI Statutes: Ch. 626 "Rate Regulation in Worker's Compensation Insurance"
• WI Admin. Code: DWD 80 "Worker's Compensation"
• WI Admin. Code: ER 28 "Worker's Compensation and Hazardous Duty Injury Pay"
• WI Admin. Code: INS 21 "Worker's Compensation Insurance"
• WI Admin. Code: LIRC 3 "Worker's Compensation"
• WI Opinions
  • Workers Compensation Decisions (WI Labor & Industry Review Commission)

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Last Updated: October 17, 2012 | Up to Top