The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation reported that 23,452 COVID-19 claims had been filed as of October 31, and $17.4 million in benefits have been paid. COVID-19 made up 31.1% of all indemnity claims in Florida. In Pennsylvania, 9,679 COVID-19 workers' compensat...
For example, while organizations may not be able to take action on compensation right now, our survey results show that they can achieve a 55 percent improvement in engagement by addressing employees’ need for work recognition through nonfinancial means.To address employees’ needs ...
Workers' CompensationDisability BenefitsAirborne ExposureOccupational IllnessWhile the Federal expanded benefits are ending for many workers on Labor Day, Workers' Compensation Benefits are still available for those workers who have beenSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
Unvaccinated health workers who contract Covid-19 in the line of duty after July 14 will no longer receive special compensation which the Government has been paying those affected, while the 80 percent who have been vaccinated remain covered if they fall sick. Information, Publicity and Broadcastin...
“Healthcare workers who fell ill caring for COVID positive patients unprotected at work, face [the] threat of being abandoned in their hour of need,”wroteDr. Kelly Fearnley, the chair and co-founder ofLong COVID Doctors for Actionon X (formerly Twitter). “Those who are not absent with...
To assess the risk of COVID-19 by occupation and industry in the United States.Methods. Using the 2020-2021 National Health Interview Survey, we estimated the risk of having had a diagnosis of COVID-19 by workers' industry and occupation, with and without adjustment for confounders. We also...
Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19 Exposure FMLA and Absences Reporting Pay Obligations Predictive Scheduling Obligations Return-to-Work Strategy To aid employers in the effort to aggressively contain the virus without running afoul of applicable laws, the EEOC released a technical assistance guide for...
BY MARC DOUSSARD Risky work and low pay shouldn’t co-exist. Economics textbooks and the public policies they support treat high pay—whether it’s an hourly wage, a stock option, or a lofty salary—as necessary compensation for the risks that befall peo
Even with appropriate participant selection criteria to minimize harms, fair compensation, and high-quality safety monitoring, the physical risks of a challenge study are substantial. How much risk should we allow individuals to undertake? Wartime analogies imply quite a lot; if individuals can volun...
“On the other hand, industries that have faced COVID-19 regulations in states throughout the country, like accommodation and food services and educational services, have seen a decrease in overall workers’ compensation claim frequency,” the company said. ...