The Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) has published a revised workers’ compensation Notice to Employees, which Massachusetts employers should use starting September 16, 2024.
In Massachusetts, employers subject to the workers’ compensation law are required to “give written or printed notice” of workers’ compensation coverage to employees. This includes posting the Notice to Employees in the workplace. According to the DIA, the revised Notice to Employees must be placed “in a visible location utilized and accessible to all employees.” If there is no such location, employers can distribute the revised Notice to Employees either by regular mail or electronically.
The revised Notice to Employees contains several blanks for employers to complete, including the name and phone number of the employer’s HR/workers’ compensation contact; the name of the workers’ compensation insurance carrier, with their address and phone number; and the employer’s name and address. If the insurance carrier has a preferred medical facility, that needs to be identified as well. Any time this information changes, the Notice to Employees should be updated and re-posted or re-sent.
The revised notice may be found here. The DIA offers the Notice to Employees in English, Arabic, Cape Verdean, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
