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An Evidence Constraint

Florida Workers' Comp

See Who is the Employer? The bill is of interest in the workers' compensation community because we have a fair number of opportunities to examine the "employer/employee relationship" in the context of various statutory sections. The application of workers' compensation in Florida is dependent upon that employment relationship.

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Mental Injuries: Workers’ Compensation and Disability Insurance Part 1

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Where short and long term disability (STD and LTD) insurance or social security disability insurance plans (SSDI in the US) are available, they are often accessed before (or instead of) filing a workers’ compensation claim. So, these data may not fully represent what is happening in either country’s workers’ compensation system.

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Does workers’ compensation cover the full cost of a funeral for a work-related death?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Every workers’ compensation system provides certain payments in the event of a work-related death of a worker. The expectation that workers’ compensation insurance will cover the full cost of a funeral and burial of an injured worker, however, is not the reality in all jurisdictions. but no statutory maximum.

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Is workers’ compensation spending on healthcare significant? Would a "single-payer" system make a difference?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Healthcare spending is a big part of the economy National spending on healthcare is difficult to compare across economies but may be expressed relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or as an average cost per person (see [link] for comparisons based on 2015 data). In my view, this would be a mistake.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

It is, of course, one thing for a state to allow the use of marijuana in the treatment of injuries and diseases, but quite another to require employers and/or insurers to reimburse injured workers in connection with a workers’ compensation claim. The appellate court disagreed with the employer’s premise. 3d 924 (N.M.