Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

In the accompanying slides and in some responses, I provide additional references as a starting point for understanding and comparing initial workers’ compensation. All workers’ compensation systems pay the same rate for lost wages…right? At lower income levels, no income tax may be payable.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 12, 2019

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 Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

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. Each jurisdiction has its own rules regarding which parts of employee compensation are to be assessed at what rate.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AUGUST 22, 2019

Workers’ compensation insurance has the added feature of being an exclusive remedy in most jurisdictions; employers are protected from legal action for most work-related injuries—a feature not present in most other insurance lines. Some states allow for employer deductibles, effectively a form of self-insurance.

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