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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. Financial support for working-age persons with mental disabilities is limited. million people.

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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. Many workers’ compensation systems impose limits on benefits for older workers. average) and a quarter of females (25.7% The workforce participation rate of older Australians more than doubled (from 6.1%

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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.