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Workers’ Compensation
Requirements by State

State	Workers’ Compensation Required?		Contact Info
AK	No		907-465-2790
AL	No
AR	No		800-622-4472
AZ	No		602-542-4661
CA	Yes		800-736-7401
CO	Yes	if employee works 40 or more hours OR 5 or more days per week	303-318-8700
CT	Yes	if employee works more than 26 hours per week	860-566-4154
DC	Yes	if employee works 240 or more hours per quarter	202-671-1000
DE	Yes	if employee earns $750 or more in a 3 month period	302-761-8200
FL	No
GA	No
HI	Yes	if employee earns $225 or more in a quarter	808-586-9151
IA	Yes	if employee earns $1,500 or more in a year	800-562-4692
ID	No
IL	Yes	if 1 employee works 40 hrs/wk or more (or 2 employees work a total of 40 hrs/wk or more	312-814-6541
IN	No
KS	Yes	if employee earns more than $20,000 in a year	800-332-0353
KY	Yes	if 2 or more employees work 40 or more hours per week	800-554-8601
LA	No		225-342-7555
MA	Yes	if employee works 16 or more hours per week	617-439-9030
MD	Yes	if employee earns more than $1000 in a year	800-264-4943
ME	Yes	if employee provides nursing care	207-287-7092
MI	Yes	if employee works 35 or more hours per week or if employer has 3 or more employees	517-322-1195
MN	Yes	if employee earns $1,000 or more in a calendar quarter	800-342-5354
MO	No
MS	Yes	if you have 5 or more employees	601-987-4200
MT	No		406-444-6541
NC	Yes	if you have 3 or more employees	919-807-2501
ND	No		701-328-3800
NE	Yes	if household employee is a caregiver (domestic servants are exempt)	402-471-6468
NH	Yes		603-271-3176
NJ	Yes		609-292-2414
NM	No
NV	No
NY	Yes	if employee works 40 or more hours per week; or is professionally certified; or is a live-in.	212-312-9000
OH	Yes	Must Buy Through State	800-644-6292
OK	Yes	if total payroll is $10,000 per year or more	800-522-0071
OR	No
PA	No
RI	No
SC	Yes	if you have 4 or more employees	803-896-5800
SD	Yes	if employee works 20+ hours in any calendar week or 6+ weeks in any 13-week period	605-773-3681
TN	No
TX	No
UT	Yes	if employee works 40 or more hours in a calendar week	385-351-8010
VA	No		877-664-2566
VT	No
WA	Yes	if 2 or more employees each work 40 or more hours per week or if employee is providing Nursing Care	360-902-4200
WI	No		608-266-1340
WV	No		304-558-3386
WY	No