Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Karla Davis, Commissioner

We administer the workers' compensation system and promote a better understanding of the program's benefits by informing employees and employers of their rights and responsibilities. We administer a mediation program for disputed claims, encourage workplace safety, participate in a public awareness campaign concerning fraud, and oversee an information awareness program for educating the public on laws and regulations which define workers' compensation requirements. We ensure that companies properly provide benefits and both assess and collect penalties for noncompliance from employers and insurance companies.

We administer the Second Injury Fund and manage the innovative Drug Free Workplace Program. Medical Fee Schedule information and the MIR Registry Program are also housed within the Division. Please contact us at 1-800-332-2667 (within Tennessee) or 615-532-4812. The Workers' Compensation Division has 8 area offices throughout the state.

• Employee Misclassification Advisory Task Force
• Register Now
  MIRR 6th Edition AMA Guides Impairment Rating Course February 25-26, Powell, TN: Tennova Healthcare's North Knoxville Medical Center in the Sister Elizabeth Conference Room Contact: J. Edward Blaisdell, MIRR Program Coordinator at Jay.Blaisdell@tn.gov or (615) 253-1613 for additional information
• Emergency Rule Withdrawn
• 2011 Legislative Changes
• Construction Industry Exemption (Public Chapter 1149)
• TN Drug Free Workplace Rules Reverted
• C35A Utilization Review Denial Appeal Form updated on January 4, 2011
  
• AMA Guides Notice
• Coverage Verification Services
• Medical Fee Schedule Data Call Project
• Injured Employee Assistance
• Medical Fee Schedule Information (updated February 2011)
• Adopted Rules