| Arbitration and Mediation |
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| Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has come to play an increasing role in the resolution of workers' compensation disputes. Almost half the states now offer arbitration and/or mediation as viable ADR methods.More... |
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| Public Employment |
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| All states provide some measure of workers' compensation coverage for those individuals employed in the public sector. Most states provide protection generally for all public employees. Others, however, identify specifically those public occupations for which coverage is extended. There are several key occupations for which coverage is often extended. These include sheriffs and police officers, firefighters, teachers, and National Guard personnel.More... |
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| Consequences of Injury in Course of Employment |
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| When an employee is injured in the course of his employment, the natural and resulting consequences from such injury are compensable as also arising in the course of employment. The compensable consequences of the injury can encompass a negative progression or complication of the injury or a completely new injury resulting from the initial one. However, for the initial injury to be considered the root of the resulting condition, there can be no independent intervening cause occasioned by the employee's own intentional conduct.More... |
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| What is Social Security Disability Insurance? |
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| The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program was created through the Social Security Act of 1935 to partially replace an individual's lost earnings due to a physical or mental impairment that prevents the individual from working. A qualified disabled worker's condition is one that leaves the individual unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable impairment that has lasted or is expected to last at least twelve months, or to end in death.More... |
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| Compensation for longshore, harbor, and maritime workers |
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| The LHWCA provides medical benefits, compensation for lost wages, and rehabilitative services. Additionally, should an employee suffer a fatal injury, the LHWCA provides for survivor benefits and the payment of reasonable funeral expenses. Eligible survivors include not only spouses and children, but also siblings, parents, grandparents, and grandchildren. However, the existence of a widowed spouse and child would preclude the receipt of benefits by the other beneficiaries. More... |
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