This report is an essential tool to identify the similarities and distinctions between workers’ compensation regulations and benefit levels in effect as of January 1, 2022, in U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

New in this edition is information about regulations addressing “presumption of causation,” availability of hearings and legal proceedings virtually, and a retrospective review of the maximum weekly benefit amount for temporary total disability. 

In Canada and the United States, workers’ compensation is entirely under the control of sub-national legislative bodies and administrative agencies. The differences between jurisdictional laws and regulations can be subtle and this survey gives you the ability to understand those differences.

The study builds on many years of valuable work by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) that pioneered the use of a standard set of tables to promote uniformity in responses across states and consistency in reports from year to year. Although the USDOL suspended its production of these tables for budgetary reasons, the WCRI and the International Association of Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) agreed to work together to continue publishing this important resource.

Workers’ Compensation Laws as of January 1, 2022. Karen Rothkin. April 2022. WC-22-16.

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