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State of New Jersey Failed to Address Deficiencies in $96 Million Workers’ Compensation Program

Workers' Compensation

As of now, the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse in New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system remains unacceptably high.” OSC examined the files of ten claimants who collectively filed 300 claims during the course of their state employment. The risk of incorrect payments to workers remains.

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Workers Compensation and Occupational Safety and Health Challenges

AssuredPartners

Workers compensation is a state-level social insurance program that provides financial, medical, and rehabilitation benefits to workers who sustain job-related injuries or illnesses. The second most effective step is to ensure that the risk management, human resources or safety manager position has a management-level classification.

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The Value of Modified Duty Programs – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

Fortunately, I worked for an employer that was open to modified duty. It sounds like this employer is as well. a national workers’ compensation and human resources consulting company. Spence] When an employee remains off work after an accident the employers cost of doing business rises.

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Compensation Based on Your Number of Direct Reports – Ask #HR Bartender

HR Bartender

A minority of companies use actual factor-based compensation systems – which establish the value of a job by rating it against ‘compensable factors’. It reminds me of a Compensation Café post I wrote a few years ago about Kodak. If an employee has questions about their compensation, how can they ask human resources?

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Temporary Total Disability for Work injury: What will Workers’ Compensation pay?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Work-related injury not only physical and mental pain, but any resulting disability also raises immediate questions Injured workers and family members often turn to their human resource (HR) and disability management (DM) professionals to provide guidance on workers’ compensation issues. What about secondary employment?

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What is Workers’ Compensation?

Insperity

Presently workers’ compensation is a quid pro quo system under which the employee gives up the right to sue the employer for injuries from work-related accidents in exchange for receiving benefits without regard to fault. How do workers’ compensation laws work? State agency administers the system.

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Are Workers’ Comp Insurers ready for what comes next in the COVID-19 crisis?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

With the challenges emerging, the public steps announced in some jurisdictions may provide insight into what lies ahead for those who work in and with workers’ compensation. If so, should employers request or demand tests of their employees? Can we keep essential staff safe (at workplaces, with clients, or working from home)?