How to find your state's workers' compensation board
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Workers' compensation is a form of insurance that provides financial benefits to employees who are injured on the job. Except for Texas, all states require most employers to carry workers' compensation insurance (Texas does not require private employers to purchase workers' compensation).
The process for filing a workers' compensation claim differs by state. However, if you're injured on the job and choose to file a workers' compensation claim, you'll almost certainly interact with your state's workers' compensation agency (sometimes called a "workers' compensation board," "workers' compensation commission," or "workers' compensation department").
What is a state workers' compensation agency?
Every state has passed laws creating agencies to handle workers' compensation matters within the state. The amount of authority these agencies have and the specific role they play with respect to workers' compensation claims varies.
In most states, the workers' compensation agency will hear and make decisions on workers' compensation claims that are appealed.
For example, if your insurance company denies your work injury claim in Indiana, you can file an appeal (called an "Application for Adjustment") with the Indiana Workers' Compensation Board. The Board will listen to the respective arguments and issue a decision.
In addition to handling appeals and other claim disputes, workers' compensation agencies may:
- Adopt rules to carry into effect the state's worker's compensation law
- Review claims when filed
- Modify or change claim awards
- Approve settlements between workers and insurers
- Conduct investigations
- Certify that employers are in compliance with state workers' compensation laws
- Handle questions from employers and employees
Workers' compensation agencies are also a terrific resource for forms, compliance information (most workers' compensation agency websites provide a tool to search for your employer and find out whether they carry active workers' compensation insurance), frequently asked questions, reports and publications, and employee safety resources.
How do I contact my workers' compensation agency?
Not sure how to find your local workers' compensation insurance agency?
We've got you covered.
Here's a list of state workers' compensation agencies (in alphabetical order). Skip to your state and visit the linked website (or contact the agency the old-fashioned way via phone) to find out how they can help you.
| State workers' compensation department directory | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Agency name & website | Mailing address & phone number |
| Alabama | Alabama Department of Labor: Workers' Compensation | 649 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36131 (334) 242-2868 |
| Alaska | Department of Labor & Workforce Development: Workers' Compensation | 1111 West 8th Street, Room 307 P. O. Box 115512 Juneau, AK 99811-5512 (907) 465-2790 |
| Arizona | Industrial Commission of Arizona | 800 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 542-4661 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission | 324 Spring Street P. O. Box 950 Little Rock, AR 72203-0950 (501) 682-3930 |
| California | Department of Industrial Relations: Division of Workers' Compensation | 455 Golden Gate Avenue, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94102-7014 (415) 703-5020 |
| Colorado | Department of Labor and Employment: Division of Workers' Compensation | 633 17th Street, Suite 400 Denver, CO 80202-3660 (303) 318-8700 |
| Connecticut | Workers' Compensation Commission | 21 Oak Street Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 493-1500 or (800) 223-9675 (Toll-Free in Connecticut) |
| Delaware | Delaware Department of Labor: Workers' Compensation | 4425 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19802 (302) 761-8200 |
| Florida | Department of Financial Services: Division of Workers' Compensation | 200 East Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0318 (800) 342-1741 |
| Georgia | Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation | 270 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303-1299 (404) 656-3818 |
| Hawaii | Department of Labor and Industrial Relations: Disability Compensation Division | P. O. Box 3769 Honolulu, HI 96812-3769 (808) 586-9161 |
| Idaho | Idaho Industrial Commission | 700 South Clearwater Lane P. O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0041 (208) 334-6000 |
| Illinois | Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission | 100 West Randolph Street Suite 8-200 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 814-6611 |
| Indiana | Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana | 402 West Washington Street Room W-196 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-3808 |
| Iowa | Iowa Workforce Development: Division of Workers' Compensation | 1000 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50319-0209 (515) 725-4120 |
| Kansas | Department of Labor Division of Workers' Compensation |
401 SW Topeka Blvd, Suite 2 Topeka, KS 66603-3105 (785) 296-4000 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Labor Cabinet Department of Workers' Claims |
657 Chamberlin Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-5550 |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Workforce Commission | 1001 North 23rd Street P.O. Box 94040 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9040 (225) 342-3111 |
| Maine | Maine Workers' Compensation Board | 27 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0027 (207) 287-3751 or (888) 801-9087 |
| Maryland | Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission | 10 East Baltimore Street, 4th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 864-5100 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents | Department 110 Lafayette City Center 2 Avenue de Lafayette Boston, MA 02114 (617) 727-4900 |
| Michigan | Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs: Workers' Compensation Agency | P. O. Box 30016 Lansing, MI 48909 (888) 396-5041 |
| Minnesota | Department of Labor and Industry: Workers' Compensation Division | 443 Lafayette Road North St. Paul, MN 55155 (651) 284-5005 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission | 1428 Lakeland Drive P. O. Box 5300 Jackson, MS 39296-5300 (601) 987-4200 |
| Missouri | Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations: Division of Workers' Compensation | 3315 West Truman Blvd., Room 131 P. O. Box 58 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0058 (573) 751-4231 |
| Montana | Department of Labor and Industry: Employment Relations Division | 1805 Prospect Avenue P. O. Box 8011 Helena, MT 59604-8011 (406) 444-6543 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court | P. O. Box 98908 Lincoln, NE 68509-8908 (402) 471-6468 |
| Nevada | Nevada Department of Business & Industry Division of Industrial Relations |
400 W. King Street, Suite 400 Carson City, NV 89703 (775) 684-7260 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Workers' Compensation Division | 95 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-3176 |
| New Jersey | Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Division of Workers' Compensation | P. O. Box 381 Trenton, NJ 08625-0381 (609) 292-2515 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration | 2410 Centre Avenue, SE P. O. Box 27198 Albuquerque, NM 87125-7198 (505) 841-6000 |
| New York | New York Workers' Compensation Board | P.O. Box 5205 Binghamton, NY 13902-5205 (518) 462-8880 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Industrial Commission | 1240 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1240 (919) 807-2501 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance | 1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 1 Bismarck, ND 58503-0644 (701) 328-3800 |
| Ohio | Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation | 30 West Spring Street Columbus, OH 43215-2256 (614) 728-5416 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Court | 1915 North Stiles Avenue, Suite 127 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 522-8600 |
| Oregon | Oregon Workers' Compensation Division | 350 Winter Street, NE P.O. Box 14480 Salem, OR 97309-0405 (503) 947-7585 |
| Pennsylvania | Bureau of Workers' Compensation: Department of Labor and Industry | 1171 S. Cameron Street, Rm. 324 Harrisburg, PA 17104-2501 (717) 772-4447 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training Division of Workers' Compensation |
1511 Pontiac Ave., Building 71-1, 1st Floor P. O. Box 20190 Cranston, RI 02920-0942 (401) 462-8100 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission | 1333 Main Street, Suite 500 P. O. Box 1715 Columbia, SC 29202-1715 (803) 737-5700 |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation: Division of Labor & Management | 123 W. Missouri Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-2291 (605) 773-3681 |
| Tennessee | Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Division of Workers' Compensation | 220 French Landing Drive Nashville, TN 37243-1002 (615) 532-4812 |
| Texas | Department of Insurance: Division of Workers' Compensation | 7551 Metro Center Drive, Ste. 100 Austin, TX 78744-1609 (512) 804-4000 |
| Utah | Utah Labor Commission Division of Industrial Accidents |
160 East 300 South, 3rd Floor P. O. Box 146610 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6610 (801) 530-6800 |
| Vermont | Vermont Department of Labor: Workers' Compensation Division |
5 Greenmountain Drive P.O. Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 (802) 828-2286 |
| Virginia | Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission | 333 E. Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23219 (877) 664-2566 |
| Washington | Washington Department of Labor and Industries: Insurance Services Division | 7273 Linderson Way, SW Tumwater, WA 98501-5414 (360) 902-5800 |
| Washington D.C. | Department of Employment Services Labor Standards Bureau |
4058 Minnesota Avenue, N.E., 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20019 (202) 724-7000 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commission | P.O. Box 44000 Charleston, WV 25305-0504 (304) 558-3386 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development: Workers' Compensation Division |
201 East Washington Avenue PO Box 7901 Madison, WI 53707-7901 (608) 266-1340 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Workforce Services | 1510 E Pershing Blvd Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-5476 |
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