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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. million workers (about 95% of the employed workforce) and 280,000 employers in a province of about 5.5

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Are workers’ compensation laws keeping up with changing demographics?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

Workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety are not keeping pace. One key consequence of changing demographics in Canada, the US, and Australia is the increasing number of older workers in the overall population and the work force. of males aged 65 to 69 are employed (Q1 2022) vs. 29.5% in (Q1 2002). in (Q1 2002).

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

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The monthly workers’ compensation amount they receive may have sustained them initially but unless it is adjusted for the cost of living, permanently disabled workers will see the buying power of their workers’ compensation income decline with each passing year. per cent beginning on January 1.