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Workers Compensation - Coverage & Compliance The Compliance Section monitors and assists employers to ensure that employers fulfill two requirements under the Workers Compensation Act-the requirement to secure workers compensation benefits for employees, and the requirement to file written reports of alleged work accidents. Failure to secure workers compensation benefits, and failure to report accidents, can result in monetary penalties against the employer. Failure to secure workers compensation benefits can also result in closure of the business. Generally, an employer in a non-agricultural business, with more than $20,000 in non-family payroll, must secure workers compensation benefits for its employees. An employer can secure workers compensation benefits in one of three ways:
For information on self-insurance, contact the Business & Accounting Section at (800) 332-0353 or (785) 296-3606. To download a set of frequently asked questions about self-insurance, go to K-WC 106 on the Forms and Publications page. All employers are required to report any accident, alleged to have occurred in the course of employment, that wholly or partially incapacitates the worker from labor or service for more than the day, shift, or turn on which the alleged accident occurred. Such accident report must be filed with the Division of Workers Compensation within 28 days after the employer receives knowledge of the accident. The accident report must be made on the division's K-WC 1101 A accident report form. To download the K-WC 1101 A, Interactive or PDF versions, go to Accident Reports, Benefits, and Claims Records on the Forms and Publications page. New for 2008: Our Employer Tutorial provides employers with important information about workers compensation, consolidating and supplementing information on issues covered elsewhere on this page and in other locations on our site.
For assistance, e-mail wccompliance@dol.ks.gov or contact us at: |
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