This Workers’ Compensation Issue Spotlight explains how the federal Black Lung Program provides benefits to workers with a variety of debilitating lung conditions resulting from work in coal mines. The Program is currently … Read More
In 1972, every state but Louisiana required most employers to provide workers’ compensation benefits to their workers. There are three insurance arrangements available to private sector employers in the U.S. … Read More
The chapter examines both medical rehabilitation and vocational rehabilitation. The information on medical rehabilitation includes: (1) Services provided by insurance carriers; (2) Services provided by state agencies; (3) Evaluations of … 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, … Read More