50 State Laws & Regulations
View current statutes and regulatory rules from all 50 states. Click on the map on this page to print workers' compensation forms from all states.

SEAK National Directory Of Independent Medical Examiners
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The Directory contains hundreds of physicians, chiropractors, and other healthcare professionals who provide independent medical examinations. Referral sources contact the IME doctors directly, with no middleman. Free to search.

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

The leading reference guide (print or e-book) for medical information in the work setting. Written by medical experts to assist risk managers, adjusters, and other industry professionals who must be well versed in medico-legal complexities. It provides the medical data and analysis that will help you assess and manage claims, create risk and litigation strategies, and develop methods of loss prevention and control. Contains extensive state-by-state material about the AMA Guides. The workers' comp professional's go-to resource for medical developments. Updated annually.

Print Edition

eBook for Mobipocket readers, including Amazon^® Kindle^™

eBook for e-readers, including Adobe^® Digital Editions, Apple^® iPad^®, SONY^® Reader

HIPAA Occupational Injury Exclusion
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"The HIPAA Privacy Rule recognizes there is a legitimate need for medical information when an employee is injured on the job and allows disclosure of such information as authorized by State or other law. HIPAA does not apply to insurance companies, employers or claims administration entities unless they are otherwise covered.

Note: This PDF is for informational purposes only and must not be relied on without approval of your legal counsel." [45 CFR 164.512(l)]
 

The Risk Management Monitor is the official blog of Risk Management magazine and provides daily stories, commentary, interviews, podcasts and videos related to the world of risk management and insurance. 

Risk Management Monitor - Risk Management Magazine's Digital Edition
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IRMI Workers Comp: A Complete Guide to Coverage, Laws and Cost
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The industry's leading reference (print or online) for proven cost control strategies. Designed, researched and written specifically to address the problems of agents, brokers, CSRs, risk managers, TPAs, adjusters, and underwriters. It will help you analyze exposures, determine the policy forms needed, interpret each state's act, and place coverage the residual marketplace or in monopolistic state fund. Contains extensive material about cost containment strategies. Updated regularly.

U.S. Drug Testing Laws by State
The Center for Drug Testing Information provides continuously updated research about the rapidly changing drug testing laws and cases in all 50 states. It's latest publication, Judge's State Law Summaries for Workplace Drug Testing, offers comprehensive information about compliance with state lab laws, on-site testing laws, and other workplace drug testing laws.

US State & Federal WC Offices, Laws, & Forms
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Other US WC Offices
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Puerto Rico, Guam, Navajo Nation, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands

Canada Work Comp Benefits & Regulations
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Canada WC Offices
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services FAQ
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The 2011 Survey, which is an annual summary of the data received during the 2010 calendar year, offers professionals a broad view of the industry. As a single source of benchmark statistics with industry data for more than 52,000 insurance programs from 1,431 organizations - including the programs of 263 Fortune 500 companies - the survey is your window into the commercial insurance market.

2011 RIMS Benchmark Survey^TM Book
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2011 Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws 
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The 2011 Analysis of Workers' Compensation Laws contains the most comprehensive, up-to-date information on state and provincial workers' compensation laws and indemnity benefits. It is an indispensable reference for answering the workers' compensation questions your company faces. A mid-year update is available for this publication.
 
 

The premier website about workers' compensation for employers, employees and professionals contains updated laws, regulations, forms, and medical fee schedules. Their daily free email newsletter will keep you up-to-date on all of the latest workers' compensation news.

National Workers' Comp Service Center 
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"Workers Compensation Management Program: Reduce Costs 20% to 50%"

Lower your workers compensation expense by using the guidebook from Advisen and the Workers Comp Resource Center. Perfect for promotional distribution by brokers and agents! Learn More