Workers compensation codes
Workers compensation codes are established to track the different types of work employees perform. For example, in the United States, the National Council on Compensation Insurance, NCCI, is an independent advisory organization that develops and maintains the workers compensation classification system used by most states. The NCCI class code system includes approximately 700 different classification codes.
When setting up Sage Construction Management or an accounting system, it is important to establish the correct workers compensation codes and reference them on timecards. This allows management to generate summary reports by code when the workers compensation policy is up for renewal.
In Sage Construction Management, each workers compensation code can include a burden adjustment based on a percentage or dollar markup of the base hourly cost rate. This amount is added in addition to the burden rate defined on the employee or labor detail forms.
| Code | Description |
| 3179 | Electrician |
| 5403 | Carpenter |
| 5506 | Bridge construction repair worker |
- Like payroll items, workers compensation codes are usually identical to the accounting system list
- Referencing a workers compensation code is optional on the labor timecard form
- Timecard base cost subtotal = timecard hours × employee payroll item base cost rate
- Timecard burden cost subtotal = timecard hours × (employee payroll item burden cost rate + workers compensation burden rate)
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Log in to Sage Construction Management as an Administrator.
- Select Settings (
) > Feature Settings > Time & Expenses. - Navigate to the Workers Compensation Codes section.
- Select Add above the grid.
- In the grid footer, enter the Code and Description.
- Select Lumpsum or Percentage for the burden type.
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Depending on the type, enter the additional hourly rate or percentage.
Lumpsum example: 3 = $3 per hour.
Percentage example: 2.5% = 2.5% of the labor timecard base hourly rate (for 2.5%, enter 2.5, not 0.025). - Select Save.