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John Burton's

WORKERS' COMPENSATION RESOURCES

This site contains information on:  

        workers’ compensation benefits; workers’ compensation cash benefits; workers’ compensation indemnity benefits; temporary total disability; permanent partial disability; permanent total disability; death benefits; waiting period;

        workers’ compensation costs; employers’ cost of workers’ compensation; workers’ compensation insurance rates; workers’ compensation premiums;

        workers’ compensation insurance; private carriers; competitive state funds; exclusive state funds; self-insurance; workers’ compensation underwriting results; experience rating;

        work-related injuries; workplace injuries; occupational diseases; work-related diseases;

        work-related tests; arising out of employment; course of employment; compensable; workers’ compensation coverage;

        exclusive remedy; intentional injury; workers' compensation principle; limited liability; no-fault system;

        date of injury; date of maximum medical improvement; statute of limitations;

        settlements; compromise and release agreements.

Site Updated July 17, 2008

Welcome to John Burton's Workers' Compensation Resources. We offer access to data, research, and other information pertaining to workers' compensation in the United States and other countries when possible. Visit the following areas of our site for more information:

Now Available: Workers’ Compensation Compendium 2005-06, Volume One and Volume Two.  See the brochure for tables of contents and ordering information.  Print an order form.

About the Staff

Contact Us:  Address, phone, fax and email information. 

Resources for Injured Workers: We cannot assist or advise in individual workers' compensation cases, but we offer some links here that we hope will lead you to information and assistance. Be sure to check out the Federal Government Web site for people with disabilities.

Workers' Compensation Policy Review: Review subscription information and content of our bimonthly print publication. 

 

Summary of the Contents

January/February 2008 - Workers' Compensation Policy Review

    John Ruser is the author of “Economic Incentives Influencing Occupational Risk Prevention.”  In the article, Dr. Ruser, the Assistant Commissioner for Safety, Health and Working Conditions at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, examines sources of economic incentives for the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases.  One source of incentives is higher wages paid to workers to compensate them for workplace risks, which encourages employers to improve safety in order to reduce the risk premium.  Another source is experience rating in workers’ compensation programs, which rewards employers with lower insurance premiums when benefits paid to injured workers decline. A final source is government intervention, and in particular the establishment and enforcement of safety standards. Dr. Ruser provides a comprehensive review of the theories underlying each of these sources of economic incentives for safety and of the empirical studies that have tested the theories.

     John Burton is the author of “Workers’ Compensation Costs for Employers 1986 to 2007.” The article examines the employers’ costs of workers’ compensation based on the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  For employers in the private sector, costs as a percentage of payroll dropped for the second year in a row.  The costs in 2007 in the private sector were 2.26 percent of payroll, down from the recent peak of 2.47 percent of payroll in 2005 and well below the record high of 2.99 percent of payroll reached in 1994.  Costs for employers in the state and local government sector were also down for the second year in a row, reaching 1.61 percent of payroll in 2007. For all non-federal employers, the costs were 2.15 percent of payroll in 2007, which also represented the second consecutive year of decline.

National Commission Report: Long out of print, The Report of the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws (1972) can be downloaded here. 

Conferences and Meetings: Keep up to date. View listings of workers' compensation meetings and conferences taking place in the United States and elsewhere. 

Data and Articles: Look here for workers' compensation research and data.

Links to Other Workers' Compensation Sites: Visit other organizations' websites where you may find further information on workers' compensation and related topics. 

Job Candidates:  Credentials of individuals seeking employment in workers' compensation and related fields. 

Job Opportunities: Academic and professional positions related to the workers' compensation industry. 

Grants and Research Opportunities: Grant and research information can be found here. 

Advisory Board: A comprehensive listing of the professionals acting in an advisory capacity to John Burton's Workers' Compensation Resources. 

Workers' Compensation Certification Program:  The course is being held on September 22-26, 2008 at the Marriott Princeton Hotel & Conference Center at Forrestal in Princeton, New Jersey.  It is being sponsored by The Workers' Compensation Center at Michigan State University and Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations.  Attendees will become a Certified Workers' Compensation Professional (CWCP) and a New Jersey Workers' Compensation Professional (NJWCP).  Click here for a 2-page flyer or click here for an 8-page brochure or visit the Conferences section of our website for more information.  Website: http://www.lir.msu.edu/wcc/NewJerseyCertificationProgram_000.htm

 

 

 

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