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Mental Injuries: Workers’ Compensation and Disability Insurance Part 1

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Many workers’ compensation jurisdictions and work-disability insurers have noted increasing mental disorder (also called psychological injury, mental injury) claims over time. US Social Security provides benefits to workers for certain disabilities. In this post, we survey some of the data reflecting this increase.

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Are Workers’ Compensation benefits protected against the rising cost of living?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Other real expenses that are excluded from the “basket of goods” [in Canada, at last] are real estate and life insurance. No COLA was payable in January 2010, January 2011, or in January 2016. Most versions include goods and services such as transportation, education, recreation, communications, and medical care.