Workers' Compensation

JUNE 17, 2024

127, or to dependents of essential employees who died from COVID, who receive a COLA pursuant to P.L.2021, This adjustment is intended to mirror, to the extent possible, the COLA already in place for benefits arising from an injury occurring before 1980.

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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. Here is a brief recap of our discussion so far.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AUGUST 27, 2023

[The following notes background and discussion points from a series of sessions Disability Management undergraduates completing a 4 th year course on Workplace Insurance and Benefits. Part 1 explores the reasons for the lack of trust in disability insurance. The trust gap is not unique to the disability insurance sector.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 7, 2020

The adjudicative decision for a workers’ compensation claim will become more complex as the risk differential between work and non-work exposures equalize. COVID-19 appears to spread most easily to those who come into “close contact” with the virus. Whether COVID-19 or a future virus spawns a pandemic, your preparation will be worth it.

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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? Are unemployment insurance payments considered earnings?

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 1, 2019

To forestall this eventuality, the majority of North American workers’ compensation jurisdictions adjust periodic payments (sometimes called workers’ compensation pensions or permanent disability payments) to account for increases in the cost of living. percent increase effective January 2019.

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