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Full-Text Articles in Workers' Compensation Law
Growth In Disability Benefits: Explanations And Policy Implications, Kalman Rupp Editor, David C. Stapleton Editor
Growth In Disability Benefits: Explanations And Policy Implications, Kalman Rupp Editor, David C. Stapleton Editor
Upjohn Press
This collection of original papers reveals why caseloads of the nation's two largest income entitlement programs for disability - Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - have soared.
Workers' Compensation Insurance In North America: Lessons For Victoria?, H. Allan Hunt, Robert W. Klein
Workers' Compensation Insurance In North America: Lessons For Victoria?, H. Allan Hunt, Robert W. Klein
Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy, Workers' Compensation Board Of British Columbia
The Workers' Compensation System Of British Columbia: Still In Transition, H. Allan Hunt, Peter S. Barth, Michael J. Leahy, Workers' Compensation Board Of British Columbia
Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
Disability, Work And Cash Benefits, Jerry L. Mashaw Editor, Virginia P. Reno Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor, Monroe Berkowitz Editor
Disability, Work And Cash Benefits, Jerry L. Mashaw Editor, Virginia P. Reno Editor, Richard V. Burkhauser Editor, Monroe Berkowitz Editor
Upjohn Press
This book examines the economic consequences of work disabilities, and public and private interventions that might enable disabled individuals to enter the work force for the first time, remain at work, or return to work. Three groups of papers are presented. The first group examines ways that labor market changes, policy interventions and individual choices shape the work force. The next analyzes both public and private return to work policies for the work disabled and for those with a severely disabling condition. The final group focuses on the specific needs of the disabled that affect their work force participation, including …
Causes Of Litigation In Workers' Compensation Programs, Evangelos Mariou Falaris, Charles R. Link, Michael E. Staten
Causes Of Litigation In Workers' Compensation Programs, Evangelos Mariou Falaris, Charles R. Link, Michael E. Staten
Upjohn Press
By applying econometric analyses to case data from two states, Falaris, Link and Staten identify the economic incentives influencing the probability of litigation in workers' compensation cases, and the probability that a contested case is pursued to verdict.
New Hope For Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck
New Hope For Workers' Compensation Programs, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck
Employment Research Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Disability Prevention Among Michigan Employers, 1988-1993, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, Brett Vantol, Susan M. Scully
Disability Prevention Among Michigan Employers, 1988-1993, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck, Brett Vantol, Susan M. Scully
Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck
The Michigan Disability Prevention Study: Research Highlights, H. Allan Hunt, Rochelle Virginia Habeck
Upjohn Institute Working Papers
This 3-year collaborative research project was designed to provide empirical evidence to substantiate the impact of various employer policies and practices on the prevention and management of workplace disability. It studied a random sample of 220 Michigan establishments with more than 100 employees from seven different industries who responded to a mail survey in the first half of 1991. The study correlates differences in employer-reported levels of achievement on policy and practice dimensions with performance on disability outcome measures, while controlling for a set of establishment characteristics in a multivariate regression analysis.
Analysis Of Persistence In Employer Injury Rates: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt
Analysis Of Persistence In Employer Injury Rates: Final Report, H. Allan Hunt
Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
No abstract provided.
Permanent Disability Benefits In Workers' Compensation, Monroe Berkowitz, John F. Burton
Permanent Disability Benefits In Workers' Compensation, Monroe Berkowitz, John F. Burton
Upjohn Press
Berkowitz and Burton provide a detailed examination of the adequacy and equity of permanent partial disability benefits, and the efficiency of the system delivering those benefits. A ten-state study is presented that examines states' criteria for awarding scheduled and nonscheduled benefits. Three of those states are then used for a wage-loss study illustrating the relationship among workers' disability ratings, the workers' WC benefits, and losses of earnings caused by work-related injuries.
The Tragedy Of Black Lung: Federal Compensation For Occupational Disease, Peter S. Barth
The Tragedy Of Black Lung: Federal Compensation For Occupational Disease, Peter S. Barth
Upjohn Press
This study details the development of the federal government's Black Lung program and evaluates its policy components.
Current Issues In Workers' Compensation, James Robert Chelius Editor
Current Issues In Workers' Compensation, James Robert Chelius Editor
Upjohn Press
This book reports on and offers analysis of a wide ranges of issues related to workers' compensation including administration, state reforms, costs, and reforms.
Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt
Workers' Compensation System In Michigan: A Closed Case Survey, H. Allan Hunt
Upjohn Press
Provides a data base for analysis of workers' comp issues in Michigan, and offers a comparison between cases from insured and self-insured employers.
Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt
Inflation Protection For Workers' Compensation Claimants In Michigan: A Simulation Study, H. Allan Hunt
Upjohn Press
Explores the idea of a privately funded, publicly administered benefit adjustment program to protect wc beneficiaries from inflation.