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 Perspectives
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Not all components of employer costs for a worker attract a premium but most workers’ compensation system defined which components are considered “reportable” or “assessable” payroll. Different definitions of payroll and restrictions on maximum temporary and permanent benefits effectively leave much of worker’s wages uninsured.
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The Workcomp Writer
MARCH 12, 2024
97-44), the state’s Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying an injured employee’s petition to receive a lump-sum payment related to her award of permanent and total disability (PTD) [ Blackwell v. The Commission had afforded little weight, therefore, to the two medical experts’ testimony.
The Workcomp Writer
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly adapted along with it. Short-Lived Oklahoma Opt-Out Law Vasquez v. Dillard’s, Inc.,
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
JANUARY 1, 2019
To forestall this eventuality, the majority of North American workers’ compensation jurisdictions adjust periodic payments (sometimes called workers’ compensation pensions or permanent disability payments) to account for increases in the cost of living. The geographic qualification to the definition of the CPI is fairly common.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
APRIL 23, 2020
Exactly how that designation impacts the workers’ compensation claim process is an ongoing challenge but the increased risk acknowledged in the essential designation may weigh heavily in the determination of compensability. The Financial Challenge Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
JULY 11, 2019
Australian and New Zealand workers’ compensation systems include exclusive, centrally funded and privately underwritten workers’ compensation “schemes” [a term used in Australian/New Zealand, analogous to insurance system or arrangement]. There are no jurisdictions with competitive state funds.
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