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Chart II-Coverage of Laws, cont.
Employment1 Covered

 
Exceptions2, 3

Special Coverage
Provisions

Compulsory as to all public
employment, except officials
of secondary school athletic
contests. Members of Idaho
National Guard are covered under
federal law.

Domestic and casual workers; parents,
children, or grandchildren of sole proprietor
and spouse;8 sole proprietor and in-dwelling
household members; partners and members of
limited liability company; corporate officers;9
employment covered under federal law; pilots
of agricultural spraying planes; real estate
brokers paid entirely on commission; volunteer
ski patrollers; and officials of athletic contests
involving secondary schools.

Employees in state who work
for employers domiciled in
another state are covered. Credit
is provided for benefits paid to
employees under the law of other
states.

Compulsory as to enumerated extrahazardous employment (including
occupational diseases).

Compulsory as to all public
employment, except members
of fire and police departments
in cities with populations of
more than 500,000 and such
firefighters covered to extent
of burn-related disfigurement.
Townships may elect coverage
to participants in job training or
work programs.

Certain farm laborers, domestics, persons not
in usual course of employer's business, and
real estate brokers and salespersons paid by
commission only.

Corporate officers of any
domestic or foreign corporations,
partners and sole proprietors,
and members of limited liability
corporations may elect to
withdraw from coverage.

Indiana

Compulsory as to all employment,
including corporate officers. Elective
as to sole proprietors, partners, and
members/managers of limited liability
companies.

Compulsory as to state, municipal
corporations, and political
subdivisions; includes state
legislators and elected and
appointed officials. Volunteers
working as authorized emergency
management workers or for
hazardous materials response
teams and police reserves may
be covered.

Farm laborers, domestic servants, casual
workers, railroad workers, youth coaching
volunteers with qualified nonprofits, and licensed
real estate professionals.

Compulsory as to coal mining
and for students in cooperative
education. Elective for officers of
charitable, religious, educational,
or nonprofit corporations.

Iowa

Compulsory as to all employment,
but up to four corporate officers may
reject. Elective for proprietors and
working partners.

Compulsory as to all public
employment, except firefighters
and police officers entitled
to pension fund. Covers
highway safety patrol officers,
conservation officers, criminal
defendants while performing
unpaid community service or
other services, and agricultural
workers at state universities.

Domestic and casual workers earning less than
$1,500 in the 12 consecutive months preceding
an injury, and farm laborers, if employer payroll is
under $2,500 per year.

Voluntary as to excepted
employment. Persons receiving
employment training or
evaluations in an approved
facility are covered for PP or
PT disabilities. Under certain
conditions, truck owner/
operators and real estate agents
are considered independent
contractors and are required to
maintain their own coverage.

Kansas

Compulsory as to all employment,
including corporate executives.
Elective as to partners, individuals, or
self-employed.

Compulsory as to all public
employment. Members of
firefighter's relief associations
may elect to accept or reject
coverage. Public agencies or
entities may elect coverage for
persons sentenced to community
service.

Farm labor or any employer whose gross
annual payroll is not more than $20,000; real
estate brokers and real estate salespersons on
commission.

Compulsory as to charitable
institutions. Voluntary as to
excluded employments. Labor
unions and associations may
elect coverage for their members
who perform services and are not
full-time employees.

Kentucky

Compulsory as to all employment,
including corporate executives.
Elective as to owner of business or
partner. Worker may reject voluntarily
prior to injury.

Compulsory as to state and
political subdivisions, including
elected and appointed state
officials; employees of the
General Assembly; and volunteer
ambulance, fire, and police
personnel.

Domestic servants if employer employs fewer
than two, each regularly employed 40 hours a
week; casual workers employed less than 20
consecutive work days; agricultural laborers;
workers for charitable or religious organizations
in return for aid or sustenance; participants in
carpools to and from work; and members of
any religious group conscientiously opposed to
acceptance of public or private death, retirement,
disability, or medical expense payments
(including Social Security) and has for more
than 10 years made provisions for its dependent
members.

Specifically covers newspaper
carriers and members of
volunteer ambulance service, fire,
or police departments. Voluntary
as to excluded employments.

Jurisdiction

Private

Public

Idaho

Compulsory as to all employment
unless specifically exempt.

Illinois

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