Sources and Update Standards
Our tools are designed around traceable rules, not unexplained averages or marketing estimates.
What a calculator source record should contain
Rule identity
Jurisdiction, benefit type, controlling provision or agency guidance, and a direct source URL.
Time period
Effective date, injury-date rule, payment period, and the date the source was last checked.
Numerical details
Formula, wage definition, minimum, maximum, percentages, caps, units, and rounding.
Test record
Expected results for normal, boundary, transition, missing-input, and invalid-input cases.
Preferred official starting points
- U.S. Department of Labor directory of state workers’ compensation officials
- California Division of Workers’ Compensation
Review frequency
Annual limits are checked before their effective year and again when the issuing agency publishes a final notice. Pages are also reviewed when a statute, regulation, court decision, or agency bulletin changes the calculation. Evergreen explanatory pages are reviewed periodically and when readers report a credible issue.
Source access
We prefer direct links to the relevant government page or document. If a source moves, we update the link while retaining enough identifying information to locate the underlying rule.
How the source trail is maintained
What a review date means
A displayed review date means the page’s material formula, published boundaries, effective period, and cited source were checked as a group. It does not mean that every linked government page was republished on that date or that an agency has approved StatutoryComp’s explanation.
What triggers an unscheduled review
- A state publishes a new annual or fiscal-year rate order.
- A statute, regulation, form, agency instruction, or controlling decision changes.
- An official link moves, a formula test fails, or a reader provides a credible correction.
- A benefit label or input could cause a reasonable reader to misunderstand the calculator’s scope.
When an official source moves or disappears
Government websites are frequently reorganized. We first look for the same document or rule on the responsible agency or legislature website. If the original source cannot be confirmed, we do not silently replace it with an unsupported commercial summary. The page may retain identifying details for the underlying order, use another authoritative government record, or be withdrawn until verification is possible.
How readers can reproduce a check
- Open the source links shown on the calculator, guide, or chart.
- Match the state, benefit type, effective date, wage definition, percentage, minimum, and maximum.
- Compare the displayed result breakdown with the arithmetic described on the page.
- Use the contact page to report a difference, including the affected URL and authoritative source.
The calculation methodology guide explains how these elements fit together. The editorial policy describes testing and correction safeguards.