Mississippi Workers Compensation - laws,rules,statutes,state contacts and detailed policy information

State: Mississippi

Authority/Rating Bureau: NCCI, National Council on Compensation Insurance

Compulsory: Yes

Private Insurance: Allowed

Self-Insurance: Allowed

State Fund: No state fund.

Assigned Risk: Compensation Insurance Services, contact at: http://www.compinsservices.com/

Note effective May 7, 2007, NCCI began processing Mississippi workers compensation assigned risk applications.Contact NCCI Mississippi Plan at: NCCI--Mississippi, 75 Remittance Drive, Suite 1353, Chicago, IL 60675-1353 to secure coverage.

Numerical Exceptions: 5 - All employers with five (5) employees regularly employed are required to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage. If the employer has less than five (5) employees, workers' compensation coverage is not mandatory but may be provided voluntarily by the employer. Domestic and farm labor, and employees of non-profit fraternal, charitable, religious or cultural organizations are not covered under the Law unless coverage is provided voluntarily by the employer. The Workers' Compensation Law likewise does not apply to federal employees or certain transportation and maritime employments covered by federal compensation laws. Finally, independent contractors are ordinarily excluded from coverage although special protection is given to employees of subcontractors.

Individual Waivers Allowed: None allowed.

Sole Proprietor: Included in coverage/may elect to be exempt - Any employer may elect, by proper and written action of its own governing authority, to be exempt from the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law as to its sole proprietorif such sole proprietor also voluntarily agrees thereto in writing. Any sole proprietor who becomes exempt from coverage under the Workers' Compensation Law shall be excluded from the total number of workers or operatives toward reaching the mandatory coverage threshold level of five (5).

Partners: Included in coverage/may elect to be exempt - Any employer may elect, by proper and written action of its own governing authority, to be exempt from the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law as to its partner in a partnership if such partner also voluntarily agrees thereto in writing. Any partner who becomes exempt from coverage under the Workers' Compensation Law shall be excluded from the total number of workers or operatives toward reaching the mandatory coverage threshold level of five (5).

Corporate Officers: Included in coverage/may elect to be exempt - Employers may elect, by proper and written action, to be exempt from the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Law for its employee who is the owner of fifteen percent (15%) or more of its stock in a corporation, employee must also voluntarily agrees thereto in writing. Employees who own fifteen percent (15%) or more of the stock of his/her corporate employer who becomes exempt from coverage under the Workers' Compensation Law shall be excluded from the total number of workers or operatives toward reaching the mandatory coverage threshold level of five (5).

LLC Members: LLC Members are not specifically addressed under the Mississippi statutes.

Contractors: You'll find that independent contractors are ordinarily excluded from coverage although special protection is given to employees of subcontractors.

Special Notes: Coverage of Agricultural Workers - Employers may secure coverage voluntarily, even though there are no statutory provisions. Coverage of Domestic Employees - Employers are permitted to provide voluntary coverage.

Regulated By:

The Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission

PO Box 5300

1428 Lakeland Drive

Jackson, MS 39296-5300

601-987-4200

http://www.mwcc.state.ms.us/

Mississippi Insurance Department

P.O. Box 79

1001 Woolfolk State Office Building

501 N. West St.

Jackson, MS 39205

601 359 3569

http://www.mid.state.ms.us/

Workers Compensation Statute:

http://www.mslawyer.com/mwcc/mwcc.html

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