Worker’s Compensation Act

Wisconsin · Worker’S Compensation · §§ 102.01 to 102.89 · 84 sections

Overview

This act governs compensation for employees who are injured or made ill in the course of their work, defining which employers and employees are covered, the conditions under which an employer becomes liable, and how benefits are measured against a worker's earnings. It routes claims through an administrative process rather than ordinary litigation — notice of injury, medical examination, hearings and testimony before a state department, and binding findings, orders and awards — with penalties and interest for delayed payment and a defined path to judicial review and appeal. It also requires employers to secure their obligations through worker's compensation insurance, shields awards from most creditors, and addresses recovery from responsible third parties, the election of coverage by parties not automatically included, and the reporting of fraud.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 431 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 8 Cal. 3d 150 - Hinojosa v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

Sections covered

Wis. Stat. § 102.01Definitions24 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.03Conditions of liability93 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.04Definition of employer9 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.05Election by employer, withdrawal4 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.06Joint liability of employer and contractor2 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.07Employee defined16 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.075Election by sole proprietor, partner or member
Wis. Stat. § 102.076Election by corporate officer
Wis. Stat. § 102.077Election by school district or private school
Wis. Stat. § 102.078Election by real estate firm
Wis. Stat. § 102.08Administration for state employees3 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.11Earnings, method of computation4 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.12Notice of injury, exception, laches
Wis. Stat. § 102.123Statement of employee1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.125Fraud reporting, investigation, and prosecution
Wis. Stat. § 102.13Examination; competent witnesses; exclusion of evidence; autopsy1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.14Jurisdiction of department; advisory council10 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.15Rules; transcripts3 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.16Submission of disputes, contributions by employees6 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.17Procedure; notice of hearing; witnesses, contempt; testimony, medical examination14 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.175Apportionment of liability
Wis. Stat. § 102.18Findings, orders and awards23 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.19Alien dependents; payments through consular officers
Wis. Stat. § 102.195Employees confined in institutions; payment of benefits
Wis. Stat. § 102.20Judgment on award
Wis. Stat. § 102.21Payment of awards by local governmental units
Wis. Stat. § 102.22Penalty for delayed payments; interest7 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.23Judicial review56 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.24Remanding record1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.25Appeal from judgment on award2 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.26Fees and costs
Wis. Stat. § 102.27Claims and awards protected; exceptions
Wis. Stat. § 102.28Preference of claims; worker’s compensation insurance5 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.29Third party liability41 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.30Other insurance not affected; liability of insured employer3 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.31Worker’s compensation insurance; policy regulations1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.315Worker’s compensation insurance; employee leasing companies
Wis. Stat. § 102.32Continuing liability; guarantee settlement, gross payment2 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.33Forms and records; public access1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.35Penalties14 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.37Employers’ records
Wis. Stat. § 102.38Records and reports of payments
Wis. Stat. § 102.40Reports not evidence in actions
Wis. Stat. § 102.42Incidental compensation; medical treatment and expenses12 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.423Health service fee schedule
Wis. Stat. § 102.425Prescription and nonprescription drug treatment
Wis. Stat. § 102.43Weekly compensation schedule11 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.44Maximum limitations8 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.45Benefits payable to minors; how paid
Wis. Stat. § 102.46Death benefit2 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.47Death benefit, continued1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.475Death benefit; law enforcement and correctional officers, fire fighters, rescue squad members, diving team members, national or state guard members and emergency management personnel
Wis. Stat. § 102.48Death benefit, continued1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.49Additional death benefit for children, state fund3 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.50Burial expenses1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.51Dependents1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.52Permanent partial disability schedule10 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.53Multiple injury variations2 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.54Injury to dominant hand
Wis. Stat. § 102.55Application of schedules
Wis. Stat. § 102.555Occupational deafness; definitions3 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.56Disfigurement3 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.565Toxic or hazardous exposure; medical examination; conditions of liability1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.57Violations of safety provisions, penalty6 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.58Decreased compensation2 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.59Preexisting disability, indemnity1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.60Minor illegally employed1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.61Indemnity under rehabilitation law3 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.62Primary and secondary liability; unchangeable
Wis. Stat. § 102.63Refunds by state
Wis. Stat. § 102.64Attorney general shall represent state and commission
Wis. Stat. § 102.65Work injury supplemental benefit fund
Wis. Stat. § 102.66Payment of certain barred claims
Wis. Stat. § 102.75Administrative expenses
Wis. Stat. § 102.80Uninsured employers fund4 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.81Compensation for injured employee of uninsured employer5 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.82Uninsured employer payments2 cites
Wis. Stat. § 102.83Collection of uninsured employer payments1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.835Levy for delinquent payments1 cite
Wis. Stat. § 102.84Preference of required payments
Wis. Stat. § 102.85Uninsured employers; penalties
Wis. Stat. § 102.87Citation procedure
Wis. Stat. § 102.88Penalties; repeaters
Wis. Stat. § 102.89Parties to a violation. Cross-reference: See also ch. DWD 80, Wis. adm. code

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