Worker's Compensation Insurance

Worker's compensation is required by law and if you own a small business you must have it. Even if you are not a business owner and are simply an employee, you should be sure that your employer has the proper worker's compensation coverage.

Insurance for worker's compensation is specifically governed by each state's individual board. These states are, in turn, overseen by the U.S. Department of Labor.

If you are a business owner who has questions about your requirements for worker's compensation insurance, or if you are an employee who wants to be sure you will be covered, use the contact information provided here to get the answers you need.

ALABAMA
Scottie Spates, Director
Workers' Compensation Division
Department of Industrial Relations
649 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36131
(334) 242-2868 or 1-800-528-5166

ALASKA
Paul Lisankie, Director
Workers' Compensation Division
Department of Labor
1111 West 8th Street, Suite 307
P.O. Box 25512
Juneau, AK 99802-5512
(907) 465-2790

ARIZONA
Larry J. Etchechury, Director
Industrial Commission
800 West Washington Street
P. O. Box 19070
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-4411 or 1-800-544-6488

ARKANSAS
Olan Reeves, Chairman
Workers’ Compensation Commission
324 Spring Street
P. O. Box 950
Little Rock, AR 72203-0950
(501) 682-3930 or 1-800-622-4472

CALIFORNIA
Andrea Hock, Administrative Director
Division of Workers' Compensation
455 Golden Gate Avenue, 9th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94102-3660
(415) 703-4600 or 1-800-736-7401

COLORADO
Mary Ann Whiteside, Director
Division of Workers' Compensation
1515 Arapahoe Street
Denver, CO 80202-2117
(303) 318-8700

CONNECTICUT
John A. Mastropietro, Chairman
Workers' Compensation Commission
21 Oak Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 493-1500 or 1-800-223-9675

DELAWARE
John Kirk III, Administrator
Office of Workers’ Compensation
4425 N. Market Street, 3rd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 761-8200 or 1-800-292-7885

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
James Jacobs, Director
Office of Workers’ Compensation
64 New York Avenue, N.E.,
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 671-1000

FLORIDA
Tanner Holloman, Director
Division of Workers’ Compensation
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-4220
(850) 488-2514 or 1-800-342-1741

GEORGIA
Carolyn Hall, Chairman
Board of Workers' Compensation
270 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303-1299
(404) 656-3875 or 1-800-533-0682

HAWAII
Gary S. Hamada, Administrator
Disability Compensation Division
Department of Human Resources Development
830 Punchbowl Street, Room 211
P. O. Box 3769
Honolulu, HI 96812
(808) 586-9151

IDAHO
R.D. Maynard, Chairman
Industrial Commission
317 Main Street
P. O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0041
(208) 334-6000 or 1-800-950-2110

ILLINOIS
Dennis Ruth, Chairman
Industrial Commission
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 8-200
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-6611

INDIANA
G. Terrence Coriden, Chairman
Workers' Compensation Board
Room W-196
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-3808

IOWA
Mike Trier, W.C. Commissioner
Division of Workers' Compensation
Workforce Development Department
1000 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
(515) 281-4748 or 1-800-562-4692

KANSAS
Paula Greathouse
Division of Workers' Compensation
800 SW Jackson Street, Suite 600
Topeka, KS 66612-1227
(785) 296-3441 or 1-800-322-0353

KENTUCKY
Larry Greathouse
Department of Workers Claims
657 Chamberlin Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-5550 or 1-800-554-8601

LOUISIANA
Karen Winfrey, Assistant Secretary/Director
Office of Workers' Compensation
1001 North 23rd Street
P. O. Box 94094
Baton Rouge, LA 70802-9094
(225) 342-3111 or 1-800-756-7123

MAINE
Paul R. Dionne, Executive Director
Workers' Compensation Board
27 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0027
(207) 287-3751 or 1-800-400-6854

MARYLAND
Thomas P. O'Reilly, Chairman
Workers' Compensation Commission
10 East Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-3785
(410) 864-5100 or 1-800-492-0479

MASSACHUSETTS
Angelo Buonopane, Director
Department of Industrial Accidents
600 Washington Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4220
(617) 727-6573 or 1-800-323-3249

MICHIGAN
Bureau of Workers’ Disability Compensation
7150 Harris Dirve
P. O. Box 30016
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 322-1296

MINNESOTA
Scott Brener, Commissioner
Division of Workers' Compensation
Department of Labor and Industry
443 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4319
(651) 284-5017 or 1-800-342-5354

MISSISSIPPI
Ben Barrett Smith, Chairman
Workers' Compensation Commission
1428 Lakeland Drive
P. O. Box 5300
Jackson, MS 39296-5300
(601) 987-4200

MISSOURI
Renee Slusher, Director
Division of Workers' Compensation
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
P. O. Box 58
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0058
(573) 751-4231 or 1-800-775-2667

MONTANA
Jerry Keck, Administrator
Employment Relations Division
Department of Labor and Industry
1805 Prospect Avenue
P. O. Box 8011
Helena, MT 59604-8011
(406) 444-1555 or 1-800-772-2141

NEBRASKA
Michael K. High, Presiding Judge
Workers' Compensation Court
Capitol Building
P. O. Box 98908
Lincoln, NE 68509-8908
(402) 471-6468

NEVADA
Roger Bremer, Administrator
Division of Industrial Insurance Relations
400 W. King Street, Suite 400
Carson City, NV 89703
(775) 684-7260 or
1-800-553-5115 (Northern region)
1-800-767-1446 (Southern region)

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Kathryn Barger, Director
Workers' Compensation Division
Department of Labor
95 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-3176 or 1-800-272-4353

NEW JERSEY
Peter Calderone, Director/Chief Judge
Division of Workers' Compensation
Department of Labor
P. O. Box 381
Trenton, NJ 08625-0381
(609) 292-2414

NEW MEXICO
Alan Varela, Director
Workers' Compensation Administration
2410 Centre Drive, SE
P. O. Box 27198
Albuquerque, NM 87125-7198
(505) 841-6006 or 1-800-255-7965

NEW YORK
David Wehner, Chairman
Workers' Compensation Board
20 Park Street, Room 400
Albany, NY 12241
(518) 474-6670

NORTH CAROLINA
Buck Lattimore, Chairman
Industrial Commission
4319 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 807-2500

NORTH DAKOTA
Charles Blunt, Executive Director
Workforce Safety and Insurance
1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 1
Bismarck, ND 58503-0644
(701) 328-3800

OHIO
James Conrad, Administrator
Bureau of Workers' Compensation
30 West Spring Street
Columbus, OH 43215-2256
(614) 466-8751 or 1-800-644-6292

OKLAHOMA
Richard Blanchard, Presiding Judge
Workers' Compensation Court
1915 North Stiles Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4904
(405) 522-8600 or 1-800-522-8210

OREGON
John Shilts, Administrator
Workers' Compensation Division
350 Winter Street, NE
Salem, OR 97309
(503) 947-7500

PENNSYLVANIA
John T. Kupchinsky, Director Bureau of Workers' Compensation
Department of Labor and Industry
1171 So. Cameron Street, Rm. 324
Harrisburg, PA 17104-2501
(717) 772-4447 or 1-800-482-2383

PUERTO RICO
Basilio Rivera, Chairman
Industrial Commission
G.P.O. Box 364466
San Juan, PR 00936-4466
(787) 781-0545

RHODE ISLAND
E. Jean Severance, Associate Director
Division of Workers' Compensation
Department of Labor and Training
P. O. Box 20190
Cranston, RI 02920-0942
(401) 462-8100

SOUTH CAROLINA
J. Alan Bass, Chairman
Workers' Compensation Commission
1612 Marion Street
P. O. Box 1715
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-5700 or 1-800-868-4244

SOUTH DAKOTA
James Marsh, Director
Division of Labor & Management
Department of Labor
700 Governors Dr., Kneip Bldg.
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-3681

TENNESSEE
Sue Ann Head, Director
Division of Workers' Compensation
Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Andrew Johnson Tower, 8th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0655
(615) 532-4812 or 1-800-332-2667

TEXAS
Mike Hachtman, Chairman
Workers' Compensation Commission
7551 Metro Center Drive
Austin, TX 78704-7491
(512) 804-4000 or 1-800-252-7031

UTAH
Joyce Sewell, Director
Industrial Accident Division
Labor Commission
160 East 300 South, 3rd Floor
P. O. Box 146610
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6610
(801) 530-6800 or 1-800-530-5090

VERMONT
Laura Collins, Interim Director
Workers’ Compensation Division
National Life Building, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-3401
(802) 828-2286 or 1-800-734-2286

VIRGINIA
Lawrence D. Tarr, Chairman
Workers’ Compensation Commission
1000 DMV Drive
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 367-8600

VIRGIN ISLANDS
Jeanette Encarnacion, Director
Workers' Compensation Division
Department of Labor
3012 Vitraco Mall - Golden Rock
St. Croix, VI 00820-4666
(809) 692-9390 or
(809) 773-1994, Ext. 238

WASHINGTON*
Robert Malooly
Insurance Services Division
Department of Labor and Industries
7273 Linderson Way, SW
Tumwater, WA 98501-4850
(360) 902-4213 or 1-800-547-8367

*mailing address
P. O. Box 44100
Olympia, WA 98504-4100

WEST VIRGINIAGreg Burton, Commissioner
Workers' Compensation Division
4700 MacCorkle Avenue, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-5048 or 1-800-628-4265

WISCONSIN
Francis Huntley-Cooper, Administrator
Workers' Compensation Division
Department of Workforce Development
201 East Washington Avenue
P. O. Box 7901
Madison, WI 53707
(608) 266-1340

WYOMING
Gary W. Child, Administrator
Workers’ Safety & Compensation Division
1510 East Pershing Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0700
(307) 777-7441

Insurance Company Directory

Below you will find a directory of insurance companies for each state. If you know of an insurance company that is not included and you would like to see the insurance company listed, feel free to contact us.