About the Office of the Chairperson

Welcome to the Connecticut WCC. We help injured or sick workers get paid for medical bills, lost wages, and other costs. Our main goal is to resolve workers’ compensation disputes. Please note: we can’t give legal advice or help with fraud. Below, you can get in touch with other agencies that can help.

Here you can learn about district offices and the Office of the Chairperson. Its units serve inside and outside of the agency. They include:

  • Education, Safety, and Health
  • Administration Division
  • Self-Insurance and Managed Care Plans
  • Compensation Review Board (CRB)
  • Research, Planning, and Statistics
Learn about what we do  

About WCC’s role

How WCC and other agencies help you

CT WCC’s primary job is to resolve disputes in workers’ compensation cases. We also hear appeals when parties disagree with the dispute’s legal outcome. Please note, we can’t give legal advice. If you need legal help or other resources, check out the links below. Federal and State workers can get help filing a claim. Find out about our eServices and more.

Welcome from Chairperson Stephen M. Morelli

Welcome to the WCC. Since 2018, I’ve led the agency. Here, we make sure the workers’ compensation system pays injured or sick workers. As Chairperson, my team and I resolve claim disputes as well.

My job is to do the following:

  • Oversee the entire WCC
  • Act as Chief Administrative Law Judge at CRB hearings
  • Hold CRB hearings when an appeal or dispute resolution happens
  • Help with district-level hearings

Read Sec. 31-280 of Chapter 568 - Workers' Compensation Act, which outlines the Chairperson’s powers and duties.

Learn about Chairperson Stephen M. Morelli  

Learn about CT WCC’s units

District offices

WCC has eight district offices throughout the state. They give information and help with WCC matters. The offices also hold Informal, Pre-Formal, and Formal Hearings. These hearings help resolve disputes between parties to a claim. Each office has at least one administrative law judge.
Contact and learn about district offices  

Education Safety and Health

Education, Safety, and Health Services answers general questions about your workers’ compensation case or other parts of the workers’ compensation system. It also helps employers meet safety requirements.
Contact Education, Safety, and Health Services  

Administration Division

The Administration Division is one of CT WCC’s internal units. It handles financial and office work. It’s also the home of our Human Resources (HR) and Information Technology (IT) departments. You can search for jobs and find our updated policies for current workers.
Learn about WCC’s HR policies and jobs  

Self-Insurance & Managed Care

WCC’s Self-Insurance and Managed Care Plans reviews employers’ applications. If approved, employers can self-insure their workers’ compensation liabilities. They can also apply to give workers medical care with a plan under the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Find Self-Insurance & Managed Care Plans  

Compensation Review Board

The CRB is the WCC board of appeals. It hears lower-level Formal Hearing appeals to workers' compensation decisions. It’s a three-person panel made up of administrative law judges and the WCC Chairperson.
Learn more about what the CRB does  

Research Planning and Statistics

Research, Planning, and Statistics works internally and externally of WCC. It publishes benefit rates and cost of living adjustments (COLA), and several more documents. It’s also a go-between for WCC and many other agencies and organizations.
Find Research, Planning, and Stats contact  

Get in touch with CT Get

Business hours:

Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed on Saturday, Sunday, and State holidays.

Mailing address:

Office of the Chairperson

21 Oak Street, 4th Floor 

Hartford, CT 06106