Workers' Compensation
DECEMBER 10, 2021
As this holiday season approaches, employers, insurance companies, and employees will be facing what may be the biggest COVID challenges of the year. There is a dramatic reduction in hospitalizations and immunity is blinded by a third shot. Is the Workers' Compensation System prepared for Omicron , Workers' Compensation Blog (Dec.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
MARCH 23, 2020
The “Unknown” occupational disease risk in workers’ compensation When workers’ compensation systems started a century ago, the focus was “industrial accidents”. page U47] Over time, most workers’ compensation systems adapted to include coverage for occupational diseases. This limitation was noted at the time.
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The Workcomp Writer
MARCH 27, 2023
He received workers’ compensation benefits for his injury, but he ultimately filed a civil action against Precision and various co-workers, including, Strombert, who was employed by Precision as the pipeline construction site’s EMT. Plaintiff alleged claims of negligent hiring, retention, and supervision against Precision. 68, 72, 672 S.E.2d
Workers' Compensation
JUNE 19, 2022
The workers’ compensation system nationally has been challenged over the last two plus years of the COVID Pandemic. The multi-state administered workers’ compensation program is based on a litigious patchwork of state programs with varying degrees of eligibility, procedures, and benefits.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
MARCH 12, 2019
Regardless of the workers’ compensation insurance arrangement (private insurer, exclusive public state or provincial workers’ compensation board) the healthcare expenditures by workers’ compensation systems are relatively small compared to the total national spending on healthcare. In my view, this would be a mistake.
Workers' Compensation
JANUARY 5, 2022
Workplaces are now primed for a massive wave of compensation claims due to the Omicron variant. A recent study provides a potential opportunity for employers and insurance companies to reduce their risk exposure through early sequencing and treatment proactively.
The Workcomp Writer
DECEMBER 31, 2022
On May 19, 2020, claimant, a freight delivery driver, applied for workers’ compensation benefits on the basis of a COVID-19 diagnosis. Following an independent medical examination (IME) and hearings, a WCLJ established the claim, finding that claimant had met his burden of establishing that he had contracted COVID-19 through his employment.
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