Justin Cvetkovski Finance 405 Workers Compensation: February 10th‚ 2015 The article I read discusses fraudulence when dealing with workers compensation. A bus driver from Pinellas County‚ Florida‚ Bruce Gilbert a full-grown man had allegedly suffered brain injuries from an “on the job” accident his wife had mentioned. The injuries received in the accident had caused Bruce Gilbert to talk like a 5 year old and has reduced his brain functionality. Over the past ten years the Gilbert family has
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Characteristics of Workers’ Compensation Plans Cheryl Hueholt-Glasgow HCR/230 June 21‚ 2013 Jetonga Keel Characteristics of Workers’ Compensation Plans There are four federal workers’ compensation plans and two state compensation plans. These plans are put into place to protect employees from injuries in the work place. The four federal workers’ compensation plans are: The Federal Employees’ Compensation Program which provides to people employed by federal government under FECA. The Long-shore
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Characteristics of Workers ’ Compensation Plans Deanna Perryman HCR230 April 18‚ 2014 UOPX Characteristics of Workers ’ Compensation Plans To protect employees from injuries in the work place there are certain plans that are put into place. There are four federal workers’ compensation plans and two state compensation plans. The federal workers’ compensation plans are: The Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Program that provides for people that are employed in the maritime field. The Federal Employees’
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worker’s compensation fraud. One example of workers’ compensation fraud was reported on by ABC News and involved Bruce Gilbert‚ a bus driver who “talked like a five year old‚ a problem his wife blamed on an ‘on-the-job’ accident” (Hunter). Gilbert’s wife claimed that her husband suffered from a “regressive mental ailment that effectively gave him the mental capacity of a child of about five” (Hunter). Over the course of 10 years‚ the Gilberts received approximately $774‚000 in workers’ compensation
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Workers’ compensation laws are in place to protect working people in the event of a job-related injury. However‚ the workers’ compensation process often raises more questions than answers. Fortunately‚ James M. Snow Law has those answers. For nearly 40 years‚ Attorney Snow has been a state and federal workers’ compensation lawyer serving clients throughout the High Point‚ NC‚ area. Here‚ Attorney Snow discusses three important things to know about federal and state workers’ compensation laws: Federal
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The workers’ compensation system was created to protect the injured worker; however workers are treated unfairly‚ refused services‚ and subjected to additional stress. The workers’ compensation system was created to protect the injured worker‚ or that is what the government had intended it to do. It is the oldest social insurance program‚ and it was adopted by most states in the second decade of the 20th century. When this system was set up it was to insure the injured workers so that
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Workers Compensation: When to File a Claim According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)‚ almost 5‚000 workers were killed in 2013. Construction sites are the most dangerous and contributed to 20 percent of fatalities. While most employees only suffer minor injuries or illnesses at work‚ they should still seek medical treatment and file a workers’ compensation claim. https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html Acute Injuries or Illnesses Unexpected accidents are the most
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Worker’s Compensation frauds committed by employers consist of the biggest percentage of all. According to Johnson‚ employers is the real problem behind the frauds as it is the most expensive for insurance companies. While some states like Florida‚ California‚ Texas and Ohio is fighting all types of Worker’s Compensation fraud‚ others do not. In the estimate provided by the Department of Labor‚ between 10 to 30 percent of employers misclassified some employess15. Since the premiums are extremely
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Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee’s right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. The tradeoff between assured‚ limited coverage and lack of recourse outside the worker compensation system is known as "the compensation bargain". While plans differ among jurisdictions‚ provision can be made for weekly payments in place of
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A Few Things You Should Know About Workers’ Compensation There is a lot of confusion about workers’ compensation‚ and the truth is that most people don’t care until they sustain an injury. The following are a few basics things to help you clear up any problems you may have with understanding some of the issues relating to workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation is different than disability Workers’ compensation is an insurance that employers have to cover injuries to their employees. Disability
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