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Moments that Matter

Florida Workers' Comp

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). What "moments matter" right now in the American workers' compensation systems? In fairness, we are living history every day.

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AI and Workers' Comp - Summary of ARPA presentation

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

AI will not change the functions of any disability insurance or workers’ compensation systems. Workers’ compensation or disability insurance are not islands. AI will improve workers’ compensation, disability management, personal injury insurance, and prevention.

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Implementing AI for Workers’ Compensation Law Firms and Insurance Companies

Workers' Compensation

Workers compensation attorneys and insurance companies can use it to: -CLASSIFICATION OF CLAIMS Vertex AI can train machine learning models to classify workers’ compensation claims into different categories, such as injury type, severity, and liability.

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Bill Proposes to Increase Benefits for Some Injured Workers and Dependents

Workers' Compensation

Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia filed the legislation to institute additional workers' compensation supplemental benefits on June 13, 2024, and Assemblyman Inganamort co-sponsored it. The increase is designed to keep pace with inflation (COLA).

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Can a worker claim workers’ compensation for COVID-19 exposure, illness or quarantine?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The presence of disease and the history of exposure in the occupation or industry defined typically establishes a presumptive (although rebuttable) work-related cause, opening the door to workers’ compensation claims for medical costs, rehabilitation, financial compensation, survivor benefits, and death benefits.

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Mental Injuries- Part 3: Implications for Disability Insurers and Workers’ Compensation

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

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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Mental Injuries: Workers' Compensation and Disability Insurance Part 2

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Our collective understanding of mental injuries has evolved , but there are persistent undercurrents of belief that any mental disability is the fault of the individual, an inherent weakness. On the disability insurance side, this shift has meant changes to policies and procedures. Patton asked him about his injuries. "