The costs of workers’ compensation for employers are examined along several dimensions. The costs as a percent as a percent of payroll increased from 0.91 percent in 1946 to 1.13 percent in 1970. Costs as a percent of payroll vary across industries and among states. For most employers, costs largely consist of insurance premiums. For … Read More
A brief (11 page) overview of workers’ compensation, with short introductions on agencies and courts, coverage of workers and employers, compensability of injuries and diseases, cash benefits, medical benefits, insurance, costs of workers’ compensation programs and safety and health. The overview was prepared in 1972 by the staff of the National Commission on State Workmen’s … Read More
Information on Injuries and Diseases: Frequency and Severity; Causes of Work-Related Injuries and Diseases: Consequences of Work-Related Injuries and Diseases