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.
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.
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Workers' Compensation
JANUARY 5, 2022
Workplaces are now primed for a massive wave of compensation claims due to the Omicron variant. A recent study provides a potential opportunity for employers and insurance companies to reduce their risk exposure through early sequencing and treatment proactively.
The Workcomp Writer
DECEMBER 31, 2022
On May 19, 2020, claimant, a freight delivery driver, applied for workers’ compensation benefits on the basis of a COVID-19 diagnosis. Following an independent medical examination (IME) and hearings, a WCLJ established the claim, finding that claimant had met his burden of establishing that he had contracted COVID-19 through his employment.
The Workcomp Writer
APRIL 3, 2023
The Court acknowledged that under the state’s statutory scheme it was difficult, although not impossible, to establish a causal connection between the employment and the virus. On August 4, 2020, Foster submitted to a COVID-19 test at a regional hospital. LEXIS 72 (Mar. Code § 23-4-1(f). That test was negative. Perdue Farms, Inc.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
APRIL 10, 2018
Every workers’ compensation system provides certain payments in the event of a work-related death of a worker. The expectation that workers’ compensation insurance will cover the full cost of a funeral and burial of an injured worker, however, is not the reality in all jurisdictions. but no statutory maximum.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
AUGUST 22, 2019
As noted, the market for workers’ compensation is not a free market but one that is altered by government interventions and oversight. Note: Although the ratio between worker benefits paid and employer costs is often expressed in dollar terms [e.g., However, this analysis shows substantive difference associated with these three models.
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