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Workers’ compensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 2

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Industry mix is a big driver of differences in workers’ compensation cost differences among states. States vary in their concentration of covered employment in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, construction, transportation, medical services, and advanced technologies. and employer costs ranged from $0.48 to 0.88.

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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Rapid, accurate and consistent decisions will depend on the degree of agility workers’ compensation systems can achieve on these potentially complex cases and constrained operating environments. A special concern: Mental Injuries Workers’ compensation systems routinely accept psychological impacts as a result of injury.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

Law § 13(a) required a workers’ compensation carrier to manufacture, distribute or possess marijuana. Justice Jabar added that there was no positive conflict between the CSA and the MMUMA because there no state law required the employer—or any person or entity—to possess, manufacture, or distribute marijuana. Workers’ Comp.