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§ 601. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Brother” and “sister” includes a stepbrother and st…

§ 602. Process and procedure (a) All process and procedure under the provisions of this chapter shal…

§ 603. Witnesses, oaths, books, papers, records (a) So far as it is necessary in his or her examinat…

§ 604. Manner of trying causes; evidence The Commissioner shall not be bound by common law or statut…

§ 605. Testimony of person outside the State, how taken Upon the application of a party in a cause p…

§ 606. Determination of questions Questions arising under the provisions of this chapter, if not set…

§ 607. Decisions; enforcement; appeals The decisions of the Commissioner shall be enforceable by the…

§ 608. Application of chapter when State not an employer The provisions of this chapter shall not be…

§ 609. Repealed.

§ 610. Election by State as employer The provisions of this chapter relating to the State as an empl…

§ 611. Repealed.

§§ 612-615. Repealed.

§ 616. Employments covered (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and other provisions of …

§ 617. Repealed.

§ 618. Compensation for personal injury (a)(1)(A) If a worker receives a personal injury by accident…

§ 619. Injuries outside State If a worker who has been hired in this State receives personal injury …

§ 620. Worker hired outside State If a worker who has been hired outside this State is injured while…

§ 621. Interstate commerce The provisions of this chapter shall affect the liability of employers to…

§ 622. Right to compensation exclusive Except as provided in subsection 618(b) and section 624 of th…

§ 623. Contracts to work outside State Employers who hire workers within this State to work outside …

§ 624. Dual liability; claims, settlement procedure (a)(1) Where the injury for which compensation i…

§ 625. Contracting out forbidden An employer shall not be relieved in whole or in part from liabilit…

§§ 626-628. Repealed.

§ 629. Repealed.

§§ 630, 631.

§ 632. Compensation to dependents; burial and funeral expenses (a)(1) If death results from the inju…

§ 633. Apportionment of compensation The Commissioner shall, from time to time, apportion such compe…

§ 634. Dependents; construction The following persons, and they only, shall be deemed dependents and…

§ 635. Periods of compensation The compensation provided for by the provisions of this chapter shall…

§ 636. Compensation for unexpired period; determined Upon the cessation of compensation under sectio…

§ 637. Death benefits; rival claimants Payment of death benefits by an employer in good faith to a d…

§ 638. Repealed.

§ 639. Death, payment to dependents In cases of the death of a person from any cause other than the …

§ 640. Medical benefits; assistive devices; home and automobile modifications (a) An employer subjec…

§ 640a.

§ 640b.

§ 640c.

§ 641. Vocational rehabilitation (a) When as a result of an injury covered by this chapter, an emplo…

§ 642. Temporary total disability benefits (a)(1) Where the injury causes total disability for work,…

§ 642a.

§ 643. Period of payments Payments shall not continue after such disability ends. (Amended 1977, No.…

§ 643a.

§ 643b.

§ 643c.

§ 643d.

§ 644. Permanent total disability (a) In case of the following injuries, the disability caused there…

§ 645. Amount payable (a) In case of an injury enumerated in section 644 of this title, the employer…

§ 646. Temporary partial disability benefits (a)(1) Where the disability for work resulting from an …

§ 647. Period of payment Payments pursuant to section 646 of this chapter shall not continue after t…

§ 648. Permanent partial disability benefits (a) Where the injury results in a partial impairment wh…

§ 649. Injuries not covered; burden of proof Compensation shall not be allowed for an injury caused …

§ 650. Payment; average wage; computation (a)(1) Average weekly wages shall be computed in such mann…

§ 651. Voluntary payments Payments made by an employer or his or her insurer to an injured worker du…

§ 652. Periodical payments; lump sum payments (a) Upon application of either party, the Commissioner…

§ 653. Repealed.

§ 654. Trustee in case of lump payments; appointment; expense Whenever, for any reason, the Commissi…

§ 655. Procedure in obtaining compensation; medical examination; video and audio recording After an …

§ 655a.

§ 656. Notice of injury and claim for compensation (a) A proceeding under the provisions of this cha…

§ 657. After court judgment against employee In case, through mistake of law or fact, a suit has bee…

§ 658. Form of notice and claim The notice and claim required under the provisions of section 656 of…

§ 659. Giving of notice and making of claim A notice under the provisions of this chapter shall be g…

§ 660. Sufficiency of notice of injury (a) A notice given under the provisions of this chapter shall…

§ 660a.

§ 661. Limitation of time as regards minors and persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disab…

§ 662. Agreements; required payments in absence of (a)(1) If the employer and an injured employee or…

§ 663. Hearings, where held; decision (a) If the compensation is not fixed by agreement, either part…

§ 663a.

§ 663b.

§ 664. Trial and award Within 60 days after a hearing is held, the Commissioner shall make an award …

§ 665. Repealed.

§ 666. Manner of giving notice of hearing Notices of hearings under the provisions of this chapter s…

§ 667. Examination by independent medical examiners (a)(1) When a dispute exists regarding the reaso…

§ 668. Modification of awards Upon the Commissioner’s own motion or upon the application of any part…

§ 669. Finality of award An award of the Commissioner shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusive …

§ 670. Appeals to Superior Court Within 30 days after copies of an award have been sent as provided …

§ 671. Jurisdiction; findings for new award The jurisdiction of the Superior Court shall be limited …

§ 672. Appeals to the Supreme Court If an appeal is not taken under the provisions of section 670 of…

§ 673. Appeal in case of fraud, accident, or mistake On petition and proof and in its discretion, th…

§ 674. Service of petition A petition pursuant to section 673 of this chapter shall not be sustained…

§ 675. Enforcement of award (a) If an award is made under the provisions of this chapter, including …

§ 676. Revision of decrees Upon the filing with it of a certified copy of a decision of the Commissi…

§ 677. New hearings; when granted; procedure The Commissioner may grant a new hearing in a cause det…

§ 678. Costs; attorney’s fees (a) Costs shall not be taxed or allowed either party except as provide…

§ 679. Fees of sheriffs and witnesses Sheriffs and witnesses shall receive the same fees for the ser…

§ 680. Preferences All rights of compensation granted by the provisions of this chapter shall have t…

§ 681. Claims not assignable Claims for compensation under the provisions of this chapter shall not …

§ 682. Liens against compensation Claims of physicians and hospitals for services rendered under the…

§§ 683-686. Repealed.

§ 687. Security for compensation (a) Employers, not including State, county, or municipal bodies, sh…

§ 687a.

§ 688. Administrative penalties; insurance company’s license suspended (a) The Commissioner, after n…

§ 689. Employer compelled to insure If an employer who secures the payment of compensation under the…

§ 690. Certificate, form; copy of policy (a) An employer subject to the provisions of this chapter w…

§ 691. Posting of notice of compliance An employer who has complied with the provisions of this chap…

§ 691a.

§ 692. Penalties; failure to insure; stop work orders (a) Failure to insure. If after a hearing unde…

§ 693. The insurance contract (a) Every policy of insurance and every guarantee contract covering th…

§ 694. Knowledge of employer to affect insurance carrier Policies and contracts of insurance under t…

§ 695. Insolvency of employer not to release insurance carrier Policies and contracts of insurance u…

§ 696. Cancellation of insurance contracts A policy or contract shall not be cancelled within the ti…

§ 697. Notice of intent not to renew policy An insurance carrier who does not intend to renew a work…

§ 698. Insurance by State and municipalities The State and municipalities that are liable to their e…

§ 699. Employees not to pay for insurance An agreement by an employee to pay any portion of the cost…

§ 700. Examination of policy At the request of a holder of a policy of workers’ compensation insuran…

§ 701. Reports of accidents by employers (a) Every employer liable to pay compensation under the pro…

§ 702. Contents; penalty (a) Reports submitted pursuant to section 701 of this chapter shall state: …

§ 703. Reports of payments made by employers Within 60 days after disability, such employer or other…

§ 704. Reports; penalty (a) An employer upon written request of the Commissioner sent by certified m…

§ 705. Registration; penalty Employers shall register with the Department of Labor, on forms provide…

§ 706. Construction The provisions of sections 704 and 705 of this chapter shall not be applicable t…

§ 707. Repealed.

§ 708. Penalty for false representation (a) Action by the Commissioner of Labor. A person who willfu…

§ 709. Rules of construction In construing the provisions of this chapter, the rule of law that stat…

§ 710. Unlawful discrimination (a) No person, firm, or corporation shall refuse to employ any applic…

§ 711. Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund (a) The Workers’ Compensation Administration Fund i…

§ 712. Enforcement by Attorney General [Repealed effective July 1, 2026] (a) Following the referral …