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Are workers’ compensation laws keeping up with changing demographics?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety are not keeping pace. One key consequence of changing demographics in Canada, the US, and Australia is the increasing number of older workers in the overall population and the work force. of males aged 65 to 69 are employed (Q1 2022) vs. 29.5% in (Q1 2002). in (Q1 2002).

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Are Workers’ Compensation benefits protected against the rising cost of living?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The monthly workers’ compensation amount they receive may have sustained them initially but unless it is adjusted for the cost of living, permanently disabled workers will see the buying power of their workers’ compensation income decline with each passing year. No COLA was payable in January 2010, January 2011, or in January 2016.