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Top Ten Priorities for Workers’ Compensation Benefit Reforms

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

In the US, the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation (1972) [available at [link] ] laid bare the disparity then present across US jurisdictions and established recommendations for the minimum standards of what workers’ compensation should provide. Here are my top ten priorities.

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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Does it matter to workers’ compensation if there is a single payer system in place? At the California state Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Educational Conference, my presentation highlighted workers’ compensation healthcare spending. Time and format restricted the depth of that presentation.

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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The cost of these coverages may be shared with the employees (with worker contributions deducted from the wages or salary) but are otherwise a form of earnings, providing value that a worker might otherwise have to purchase. What’s Reportable as Payroll for Workers’ Compensation? This is typically the maximum insurable earnings.