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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 71 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY (§§ 71-1-1 — 71-17-7)
Chapter 3 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION (§§ 71-3-1 — 71-3-225)
GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 71-3-1 — 71-3-129)
- Section 71-3-1 - Citation; purpose; construction
- Section 71-3-3 - Definitions
- Section 71-3-5 - Application
- Section 71-3-7 - Liability for payment of compensation
- Section 71-3-9 - Exclusiveness of liability
- Section 71-3-11 - Waiting period
- Section 71-3-13 - Maximum and minimum recovery
- Section 71-3-15 - Medical services and supplies
- Section 71-3-17 - Compensation for disability
- Section 71-3-19 - Maintenance while undergoing vocational rehabilitation
- Section 71-3-21 - Temporary partial disability
- Section 71-3-23 - Hernia
- Section 71-3-25 - Compensation for death
- Section 71-3-27 - Aliens
- Section 71-3-29 - Compromise, commutation, and lump sum payments
- Section 71-3-31 - Determination of wages
- Section 71-3-33 - Guardian for minor or incompetent
- Section 71-3-35 - Limitation
- Section 71-3-37 - Payment of compensation
- Section 71-3-38 - Special workers' compensation account for payment
- Section 71-3-39 - Recording and reporting of payments
- Section 71-3-41 - Invalid agreements
- Section 71-3-43 - Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors
- Section 71-3-45 - Compensation a lien against assets
- Section 71-3-47 - Determination for claims for compensation
- Section 71-3-49 - Enforcement of payment in default
- Section 71-3-51 - Court review of compensation award
- Section 71-3-53 - Continuing jurisdiction of the commission
- Section 71-3-55 - Procedure before the commission
- Section 71-3-57 - Witnesses and their fees
- Section 71-3-59 - Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable ground; penalties for pursuit of frivolous claim
- Section 71-3-61 - Procedural authority of the commission
- Section 71-3-63 - Fees for legal and other services
- Section 71-3-65 - Record of injury or death
- Section 71-3-66 - Confidentiality of records
- Section 71-3-67 - Reports of injuries
- Section 71-3-69 - Penalty for misrepresentation
- Section 71-3-71 - Compensation for injuries where third parties are liable
- Section 71-3-73 - Second Injury Trust Fund
- Section 71-3-75 - Security for payment of compensation
- Section 71-3-77 - Insurance policy regulations
- Section 71-3-79 - Acceptance of premium by carrier and estoppel
- Section 71-3-81 - Notice of coverage
- Section 71-3-83 - Civil and criminal penalties for failure to secure payment of compensation
- Section 71-3-85 - Workers' compensation commission
- Section 71-3-87 - Official bond
- Section 71-3-89 - Seal
- Section 71-3-91 - Traveling expenses
- Section 71-3-93 - Administrative staff
- Section 71-3-95 - Payment of operating expense
- Section 71-3-97 - Collection of civil penalties authorized by chapter; deposit of civil penalties into State General Fund
- Section 71-3-99 - Budget and collection procedure
- Section 71-3-100 - Payment and deposit in State General Fund of funds received by Workers' Compensation Commission; funding of commission expenses
- Section 71-3-101 - Registration of insurance companies
- Section 71-3-103 - Annual report
- Section 71-3-105 - Rehabilitation
- Section 71-3-107 - Compensation and death benefits for minors illegally employed
- Section 71-3-109 - Extraterritorial application
- Section 71-3-111 - Mississippi Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan; commissioner's duties and responsibilities; temporary joint underwriting association
- Section 71-3-113 - [Repealed]
- Section 71-3-115 - Medical Advisory Board; appointment; qualifications; expenses; recommendations
- Section 71-3-117 - Review and evaluation of alternative systems of workers' compensation; expenses; recommendations
- Section 71-3-119 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council; qualifications; appointment; compensation; expenses; purpose; reports
- Section 71-3-121 - Drug and alcohol testing; employer's right to demand or administer; presumptions; admissibility of results
- Section 71-3-123 - Report of commissioner on assigned risk plan and safety programs
- Section 71-3-125 - Workers' compensation claims offices; provision of same services by contract; waiver
- Section 71-3-127 - Use of arbitrators to resolve disputes
- Section 71-3-129 - Child and spousal support liens placed upon workers' compensation
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