We may look back to this time as a period when one out of every 10 injured workers faced the risk of criminal prosecution and…
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Public Citizen, a Washington D.C.-based public interest group, issued on May 6 "Aim Higher: New York Should Reform Its Workers' Compensation Laws to Reduce Injuries."…
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Those who pay workers' compensation costs are giving more serious attention to the connection between personal health of the workforce and work injuries.
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The individual worker observes, learns and adapts to hazards to stay safe. But the employer's role is usually overwhelmingly important in preventing injury. Somebody may…
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Council for Compensation Insurance have reported long-running improvements in work injury risk. Over the past 20…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistic's reported rates of work fatalities and work injuries continue their long-term decline. The National Council on Compensation Insurance has been…
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As the Affordable Care Act passes through more phases of implementation, it sets off waves of estimates of its impact on workers’ compensation. The most…
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The workers' compensation system (actually, more than 50 jurisdictional systems) has not changed its core model in a century while surviving several upheavals within living…
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The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported in late 2013 that questionable workers compensation claims reported to it rose by 28% over the prior 12 month…
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By Peter Rousmaniere
For four years, the time I have been writing this column, I have failed to address head-on a problem right at the…
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