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Publications for Workers
- Advocate for Injured Workers
- Claimant Quick Start Guide (Claimant Information Packet)
- COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Q & A (June 2020)
- Filing a Fatality Claim
- Health Care Benefits
- Injured in the Line of Duty? - Volunteer Firefighter's and Ambulance Worker's Guide to NYS Benefits
- Injured off the Job? A Guide to Disability Benefits
- Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project
- Long COVID and Workers' Compensation
- Lost Wage Benefits
- Understanding Your Schedule Loss of Use Award
- What to Expect When You File a Claim - Your Workers' Compensation Benefits
- World Trade Center Fact Sheet
- You Were Injured on the Job. What Now?
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Understanding employee benefits: Workers' Compensation, Disability, Paid Family Leave
- Translated versions: Español
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Vocational rehabilitation: Helping workers get back to work
- Translated versions: Español
Publications for Employers
- 2013 Business Relief Act
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Advocate for Business
- Translated versions: Español
- Claimant Quick Start Guide (Claimant Information Packet)
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Requirements for Businesses Applying for Government Permits, Licenses, or Contracts
- Translated versions: Español
- What Business Owners Must Know about Workers' Compensation
- Workers' Compensation Insurance and Farm Labor Contractors
- Your Responsibilities as an Employer - Reporting Injury and Illness
Medical Treatment Guidelines
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New York Medical Treatment Guidelines, Effective March 1, 2013
Below are the latest editions of the New York Medical Treatment Guidelines, which are effective for dates of treatment on or after December 15, 2014. Each of the guideline is available FREE in PDF format for download and printing using the link(s) below.
- New York Non-Acute Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines, First Edition September 15, 2014
- New York Mid and Low Back Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines, Third Edition, September 15, 2014
- New York Neck Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines, Third Edition, September 15, 2014
- New York Knee Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines, Third Edition, September 15, 2014
- New York Shoulder Injury Medical Treatment Guidelines, Third Edition, September 15, 2014
- New York Carpal Tunnel Medical Treatment Guidelines, Second Edition, September 15, 2014
- Summary of Changes to Guidelines for Neck, Mid and Low Back, Shoulder, and Knee Injuries and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, May 27, 2014
New editions of the New York Medical Treatment Guidelines, effective on a date to be announced, coinciding with the launch of OnBoard: Limited Release.
- Medical Treatment Guidelines - Elbow Injuries, Effective January 1, 2021
- Medical Treatment Guidelines - Ankle and Foot Injuries, Effective January 1, 2021
- Medical Treatment Guidelines - Hip and Groin Injuries, Effective January 1, 2021
- Medical Treatment Guidelines - Occupational Interstitial Lung Disease, Effective January 1, 2021
- Medical Treatment Guidelines - Hand, Wrist and Forearm Injuries, Effective January 1, 2021
- Medical Treatment Guidelines - Occupational / Work-Related Asthma, Effective January 1, 2021
Impairment Guidelines
- 2018 Impairment Guidelines
- 2012 NYS Guidelines for Determining Permanent Impairment and Loss of Wage Earning Capacity
- 1996 Medical Impairment Guidelines
Publications for Impartial Specialists
Paid Family Leave Publications
- For information on New York State Paid Family Leave, see the Fact Sheets & Reports page on the Paid Family Leave website.
Public Reports
The New York State Workers' Compensation Board publishes the following public reports each year:
- Annual Assessment Rate: Pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law §151, the Chair of the Workers' Compensation Board annually establishes an assessment rate for all employers by November 1 of each year, to be effective January 1 of the subsequent calendar year. The annual assessment rate is announced each year via Subject Number.
- Annual Report: Pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 153, the Board issues an annual report, which states in detail the work the Board has done in hearing and deciding cases and related aspects of the Board's operations, including assembly and adjudication of workers' compensation claims and payer compliance. The Board's annual report is published by February 1 of each year, and current and past issues are accessible here on the Publications page (see below).
- Regulatory Agenda: Pursuant to section 202-d of the State Administrative Procedures Act, the Workers' Compensation Board must provide notice of rules that the Board is considering proposing, but for which a rule making proceeding has not been commenced. The notice also provides small businesses, local governments, and public and private interests in rural areas with the opportunity to participate in the rule-making process, as provided for in sections 202-b and 202-bb of the State Administrative Procedures Act. The Board's regulatory agendas are published on the Regulations page of this website.
Annual Reports
- 2024 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2023 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2022 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2021 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2020 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2019 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2018 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2017 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2016 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2015 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2014 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2013 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2012 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2011 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2010 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2009 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- Joint 2009 Workers' Comp. Data Report Final
- Joint 2008 Workers' Comp. Data Report Final
- 2007 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2006 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2005 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2004 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2003 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2002 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
- 2001 Workers' Compensation Board Annual Report
Group Self-Insurance Reports
- June 2020 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2019 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2019 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2018 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2018 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2017 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2017 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2016 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2016 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2015 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2015 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2014 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2014 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2013 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2013 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2012 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2012 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- December 2011 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- June 2011 Insolvent Group Self-Insured Trust Report
- Task Force Report on Group Self-Insurance
Workers' Compensation System Reports
- Safety Net Report 2024
- Safety Net Report 2023
- 10 Year World Trade Center Fact Sheet
- World Trade Center Cases in the New York Workers' Compensation System
Workers' Compensation Actuarial Tables for Aggregate Trust Fund Deposits
- Special Bulletin 222A - 3% Interest
- Special Bulletin 222B - 6% Interest
- Special Bulletin 222C - 5% Interest
Posters
Other
- Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State Proposals to Expand Injured Workers' Access to Medical Care (March 2025)
- 2024 NYS Workers' Compensation Board Conference photos, videos, and presentations (2024)
- 2019 Better Board Summer Conference Presentations (July 2019)
- IME Advisory Committee Recommendations (December 2019)
NYS Workers’ Compensation Board Centennial Magazine (2014)