Workers' Compensation
JULY 14, 2023
A report released today by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) finds that the agency that manages workers’ compensation claims filed by state employees failed to remedy deficiencies identified three years ago. As a result, the State faces a greater risk of preventable workplace injuries, spurious claims, and wasted tax dollars.
Genesis HR Solutions
MARCH 22, 2023
What is workers’ compensation? Workers’ compensation systems were established to provide partial medical care and income protection to employees who are injured or become ill as a result of doing their job. These systems also provide employers with incentives to reduce work-related injury and illness.
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Workers' Compensation Perspectives
MARCH 12, 2019
Private funding includes out-of-pocket healthcare spending by individuals on medical supplies and services, co-pays or deductibles. The healthcare of military vets, grants for medical research and public medical insurance typically fall into the public spending category. In my view, this would be a mistake.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
MARCH 4, 2021
In the accompanying slides and in some responses, I provide additional references as a starting point for understanding and comparing initial workers’ compensation. All workers’ compensation systems pay the same rate for lost wages…right? At lower income levels, no income tax may be payable.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
AUGUST 22, 2019
If the workers’ compensation insurance arrangement is irrelevant, the ratio of worker benefits paid to employer cost should be similar regardless of the insurance arrangement category. The WBP/EC ratio was also below the average for the three categories considered and the ratio for the exclusive state fund category.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, Medicare, and Workers’ Compensation require employers pay a percentage of “earnings” over and above any contribution required of workers (typically paid out of gross earnings and often lumped together as “payroll taxes”). or 1.25% of total employer cost of employee compensation [$36.77].
The Workcomp Writer
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Heartiest congratulations to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the workers’ compensation system. Our” system has seen substantial changes over the years and NCCI has deftly adapted along with it. Duke Medical Center, 297 N.C. Minneapolis St. 315, 41 N.W.2d
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