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Top 10 Appellate Decisions During the 100 Years of NCCI

The Workcomp Writer

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.,

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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

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.

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Workers’ Compensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 1

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Medicare, and Workers’ Compensation require employers pay a percentage of “earnings” over and above any contribution required of workers (typically paid out of gross earnings and often lumped together as “payroll taxes”). or 1.25% of total employer cost of employee compensation [$36.77].