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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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

For the more than 70% of nonfatal occupational injury or disease cases that involve 30 days or less away from work, the laws and policies governing Temporary Total Disability (TTD) are the only provisions that will determine their compensation for lost wages. Canada, 2017]. What about secondary employment?

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Workers’ compensation “reforms” are typically focused on reducing employer costs. See [link] ] Progress towards improving compensation for workers was noted; so were the many gaps and shortfalls in the present landscape of state workers’ compensation laws.

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