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Institute Research And Public Policy On Disability, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Institute Research And Public Policy On Disability, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Introduction [To Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan], H. Hunt Nov 2012

Introduction [To Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan], H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Adequacy Of Earnings Replacement In Workers' Compensation Programs: A Report Of The Study Panel On Benefit Adequacy Of The Workers' Compensation Steering Committee, National Academy Of Social Insurance, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Adequacy Of Earnings Replacement In Workers' Compensation Programs: A Report Of The Study Panel On Benefit Adequacy Of The Workers' Compensation Steering Committee, National Academy Of Social Insurance, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

The Workers’ Compensation Steering Committee of the National Academy of Social Insurance formed the Benefit Adequacy Study Panel to review the literature on benefit adequacy and to develop an approach to document what is currently known—and not known—about benefit adequacy in WC programs. The panel documents the extent to which WC cash benefits replace workers’ lost wages, and assesses the adequacy of that wage replacement.


Washington Pension System Review, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Washington Pension System Review, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Introduction [To Adequacy Of Earnings Replacement In Workers' Compensation Programs], H. Hunt Nov 2012

Introduction [To Adequacy Of Earnings Replacement In Workers' Compensation Programs], H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Intrastate Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs: October 1986 Closed Case Study, H. Allan Hunt, Leslie E. Lance Nov 2012

Intrastate Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs: October 1986 Closed Case Study, H. Allan Hunt, Leslie E. Lance

H. Allan Hunt

It is the goal of this study to present an empirical description of the Michigan workers' compensation system as of 1986 which will enable the comparison of the operation of the current system with the 1978 system in order to measure the impact of the policy changes implemented in the early 1980s.


Two Rounds Of Workers' Compensation Reform In Michigan, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Two Rounds Of Workers' Compensation Reform In Michigan, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy Nov 2012

The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Discussion [Of State Regulatory Policy And Economic Development By Robert Tannenwald], H. Hunt Nov 2012

Discussion [Of State Regulatory Policy And Economic Development By Robert Tannenwald], H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Accountability: Comparing And Benchmarking Performance Of Wc Systems, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Accountability: Comparing And Benchmarking Performance Of Wc Systems, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

The Incidence Of Workers' Compensation Claims In Michigan: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Michigan Closed Case Survey: Origins And Technical Description, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Michigan Closed Case Survey: Origins And Technical Description, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Recent Moderation In Workers' Compensation Costs In Michigan And The Nation, John Burton, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger Nov 2012

The Recent Moderation In Workers' Compensation Costs In Michigan And The Nation, John Burton, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Disability And Work: Lessons From The Private Sector, H. Hunt, Rochelle Habeck, Patricia Owens, David Vandergoot Nov 2012

Disability And Work: Lessons From The Private Sector, H. Hunt, Rochelle Habeck, Patricia Owens, David Vandergoot

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Open Competition In Michigan On The Employers' Costs Of Workers' Compensation, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger, John Burton Nov 2012

The Impact Of Open Competition In Michigan On The Employers' Costs Of Workers' Compensation, H. Hunt, Alan Krueger, John Burton

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

Provides a data base for analysis of workers' comp issues in Michigan, and offers a comparison between cases from insured and self-insured employers.


Ensuring Health And Income Security For An Aging Workforce, Peter Budetti, Richard V. Burkhauser, Janice M. Gregory, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Ensuring Health And Income Security For An Aging Workforce, Peter Budetti, Richard V. Burkhauser, Janice M. Gregory, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

The chapters explore implications of an aging workforce for a number of social programs in the coming decades, and point to the critical policy issues we must face when growing numbers of older workers begin to strain the capacity of those programs.


The Third Way: Prevention And Compensation Of Work Injury In Victoria, Australia, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt, Alan Clayton, Ralph Mcginn, Robert W. Klein, Terrance J. Bogyo Nov 2012

The Third Way: Prevention And Compensation Of Work Injury In Victoria, Australia, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt, Alan Clayton, Ralph Mcginn, Robert W. Klein, Terrance J. Bogyo

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Performance Measurement In Workers' Compensation Systems, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Performance Measurement In Workers' Compensation Systems, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Victorian Workers' Compensation System: Review And Analysis, Volume I, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Terrance J. Bogyo, Alan Clayton, Robert W. Klein, Ralph W. Mcginn Nov 2012

Victorian Workers' Compensation System: Review And Analysis, Volume I, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Terrance J. Bogyo, Alan Clayton, Robert W. Klein, Ralph W. Mcginn

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Service Delivery Core Review: A Reappraisal, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Service Delivery Core Review: A Reappraisal, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

Explores the idea of a privately funded, publicly administered benefit adjustment program to protect wc beneficiaries from inflation.


Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Differences In Workers' Compensation Costs, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Extension Of Washington Pension System Review, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Extension Of Washington Pension System Review, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

This project extended the work performed under a previous project that addressed the incidence of total and permanent disability pensions in the Washington workers’ compensation system. Researchers provided a literature review of studies that analyze worker outcomes after settlement agreements and a review of benefit structures in other disability systems that may offer ways to bridge the gap between permanent total and permanent partial disability awards in Washington.


Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Workers' Compensation Reemployment Programs Options For Modifying The Pension System: Final Report, Peter S. Barth, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Testimony Of H. Allan Hunt, Ph.D.: [Hearing On "Examining The Federal Employees' Compensation Act And Its Benefits For Workers"], H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Testimony Of H. Allan Hunt, Ph.D.: [Hearing On "Examining The Federal Employees' Compensation Act And Its Benefits For Workers"], H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy Nov 2012

Workers' Compensation In British Columbia: An Administrative Inventory At A Time Of Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Benefit Equity, Adequacy And Efficacy For Serious Injuries: An Empirical Analysis Of Workers’ Compensation Programs, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Benefit Equity, Adequacy And Efficacy For Serious Injuries: An Empirical Analysis Of Workers’ Compensation Programs, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

The project examined workers compensation benefits in a sample of states, using wage-loss methodology to address the equity of compensation and the efficacy of different ways to determine compensation.


Benefit Adequacy In U.S. Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Hunt Nov 2012

Benefit Adequacy In U.S. Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.


Analysis Of Persistence In Employer Injury Rates: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt Nov 2012

Analysis Of Persistence In Employer Injury Rates: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt

H. Allan Hunt

No abstract provided.