News & Updates
- DIA Announces New Cost of Living and State Average Weekly Wage
- New Web-Based Tool to Help Public Verify if Businesses have Workers Compensation Insurance Policy
- Changes in 452 CMR 6.00 - 6.07 for Utilization Review and Quality Assessment Are Effective August 21, 2009
- Pre-Transcript and Sec. 46A Conferences Will Be Conducted in All Regional Offices
- C. L. 331 - Revised Forms 101, 110 and 116
DIA Mission Statement
Primary Mission / Functions
Pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 152, the Mission of the Department of Industrial Accidents is to administer the Commonwealth's Workers' Compensation system and provide prompt and fair compensation to victims of occupational injuries and illness, and to see that medical treatment to injured workers is provided in a timely manner while balancing the needs of employers to contain workers' compensation insurance costs.
- To provide dispute resolution of workers' compensation cases through due process and adjudication.
- To administer the Special, Private, and Public Trust Funds.