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.
The Workcomp Writer
DECEMBER 31, 2022
Claimant’s symptoms worsened, culminating in his hospitalization from April 15, 2020 until April 23, 2020. Not a few experts opined that without a presumption, recovery in the workers’ compensation system for COVID-19 would be virtually impossible. The facility was set to reopen on April 10, 2020, following sanitization.
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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.
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
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
The Workcomp Writer
MARCH 27, 2023
He also alleged that instead of being transported to a hospital by ambulance, he was initially placed in the back of a pickup truck and taken to Precision’s office, that he was later transported to an urgent care clinic, and that medical personnel there indicated he had not sustained any fracture. For example, in Wymer v.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
APRIL 23, 2020
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. An order by public health or a physician for quarantine or hospitalization as a result of contact tracing is significant evidence.
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