In today’s economy, some employees may feel compelled to turn in fraudulent workers compensation claims. In some cases there may exist an economic incentive for employees to try to get their non-work injury covered by workers compensation insurance. For example, if an employer does not offer health insurance benefits, the employee may feel that ...
Under certain circumstances in the USA, your company may not be responsible to pay workers compensation benefits to an employee who was injured on the job. These special circumstances vary from state to state, but generally these exceptions include: Work related injuries caused by a dangerous or defective machine, tool or piece of ...
Last week I received an email from Jim Thomson, a PhD engineer from the UK, inviting me to check out his website. Jim is a safety consultant who specializes in high hazard industries such as nuclear plants, oil & gas, and refining. He has developed safety processes and systems designed to identify and control extremely ...
In the USA, if an employee is injured on the job, the injured employee will automatically receive pre-defined benefits that will pay for: medical bills, lost wages, permanent disabilities, and death benefits. Employers are required to carry workers compensation (WC) insurance to cover these expenses. The Insurance Information Institute has a detailed primer on WC that can be viewed here. ...
