Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JULY 4, 2024

The apparent rise in mental disability claims is a significant issue for disability insurers and workers’ compensation systems. The observed rise in workers’ compensation claims for mental injury must be interpreted in context. Handwringing over costs often misses this underlying premise.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JUNE 2, 2024

Last time, we outlined the growth in mental disorder/psychological injury claims in workers' compensation and related workplace insurance programs. On the disability insurance side, this shift has meant changes to policies and procedures. Disability insurers also want to limit their liability to non-work-related cases.

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Achievers

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Federal and state mandated benefits include health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, and required leave time for caring for family and/or personal medical purposes. Health insurance, and family and medical leave, are not required for all businesses. What are benefits that are voluntary?

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AUGUST 1, 2018

The number of “older” workers is rising at an unprecedented rate. Older workers- those age 65 and older- have always been present but their proportion in the workforce has been on the rise at rates that far exceed any change in their proportion of the population. The 1999-Q4 count was just under 4 million workers age 65 and older.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

Work-related injury not only physical and mental pain, but any resulting disability also raises immediate questions Injured workers and family members often turn to their human resource (HR) and disability management (DM) professionals to provide guidance on workers’ compensation issues. California) to seven days (e.g.,

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The Workcomp Writer

JULY 16, 2024

Workers’ Comp. Background Nancy Vargas, a bus driver with pre-existing disabilities, suffered a work-related foot injury in 2018. Labor Code § 4753, which requires reduction of benefits for monetary payments received “for or on account of” pre-existing disabilities. Appeals Bd. Industrial Acc. Labor Code § 4753.

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Higginbotham

APRIL 25, 2022

Are you offering the most popular employee benefits and perks to attract workers? Workers know their value, and if you don’t compensate them with competitive pay and the most desired employee benefits, they might choose to leave. Health Insurance, Telemedicine and Wellness Programs. These workers need help catching up.

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