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.
Workers' Compensation
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The effects of a government shutdown on state workers' compensation systems and their integration with Social Security will vary depending on the specific circumstances of each state. Workers' compensation insurance Premiums paid by employers fund workers' compensation systems.
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Workers' Compensation Perspectives
APRIL 29, 2024
Social Insurance mental injury data Social insurance generally covers a wider population than workers’ compensation but may reflect trends that are felt by workers’ compensation and disability insurance. Unlike in the US SSDI, I could find no data isolating just those who had also filed workers’ compensation claims.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Not all components of employer costs for a worker attract a premium but most workers’ compensation system defined which components are considered “reportable” or “assessable” payroll. but notably exclude employer contributions to Canada’s social insurance plans (Canada Pension Plan, Quebec Pension Plan, Employment Insurance).
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
JULY 5, 2022
Many workers’ compensation systems impose limits on benefits for older workers. The rapidly growing number of older citizens, record demand for labour, economic imperative of rising prices, and the social shift towards working later in life mean the workplace is seeing and will continue to see more older workers.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
AUGUST 27, 2023
Whether you work as a Case Manager for workers’ compensation system, a client services representative for a transport-accident personal-injury insurance, a claims administrator for a non-occupational disability insurance plan, or a return-to-work specialist for a third-party administrator, you will face the disability insurance “trust gap”.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
[See [link] ] Progress towards improving compensation for workers was noted; so were the many gaps and shortfalls in the present landscape of state workers’ compensation laws. US workers’ compensation benefits generally lag those provided under the Canadian provincial and Australian state workers’ compensation systems.
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