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Are workers’ compensation laws keeping up with changing demographics?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

in 2001 to 15% in 2021) in the last two decades. Many workers’ compensation systems impose limits on benefits for older workers. average) and a quarter of females (25.7% The workforce participation rate of older Australians more than doubled (from 6.1%

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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Not all components of employer costs for a worker attract a premium but most workers’ compensation system defined which components are considered “reportable” or “assessable” payroll. but notably exclude employer contributions to Canada’s social insurance plans (Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan, Employment Insurance).

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The Disability Insurance “trust gap” Part 1: Causes

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Whether you work as a Case Manager for workers’ compensation system, a client services representative for a transport-accident personal-injury insurance, a claims administrator for a non-occupational disability insurance plan, or a return-to-work specialist for a third-party administrator, you will face the disability insurance “trust gap”.