Florida Workers' Comp

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The 1948 adoption of the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law (marking the unanimity of this concept in the nation). The implementation of Social Security Disability Insurance (1956). I find these ten notable and foundational to workers' compensation in the 21st century. The passage of the Job Safety Law of 1970 (OSHA).

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

OCTOBER 23, 2023

AI will not change the functions of any disability insurance or workers’ compensation systems. The impact at the interface between the organization and those it serves (stakeholders, injured workers, employers, advocates, etc.) Workers’ compensation or disability insurance are not islands.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 17, 2024

Benefit amount is reduced by some Social Security benefits and employer disability pensions. Bill does not affect existing offsets between workers' compensation and Social Security disability benefits. Funded from the General Fund, not the Second Injury Fund (SIF) like pre-1980 cases.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 7, 2020

For example, in British Columbia, the test for work-relatedness is “causative significance”, meaning the worker’s employment must have been of causative significance in producing the disease. To satisfy the causative significance test, the worker’s employment must have been more than a trivial or insignificant aspect.

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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

JUNE 2, 2024

On the disability insurance side, this shift has meant changes to policies and procedures. While not everyone has access to disability plans, insured parties want clarity of the coverage; insurers need clear procedures to approve coverage. The toughen-up attitude still exists.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

APRIL 29, 2024

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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