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How prepared are workers’ compensation systems for COVID-19?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

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.

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What is Workers’ Compensation?

Insperity

State agency administers the system. The responsibility for the administration of a workers’ compensation system usually resides in the hands of a commission or board. It requires the input of engineers, doctors, industrial hygienists and trainers.