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Decline in Workers Compensation Benefits
Decline in Workers Compensation Benefits According to the attached article, benefits received by injured workers have been steadily dropping. Some of the decline in benefits is due to safer work conditions, but a LOT is related to the fact “that many injured workers are not receiving the cash benefits and/or medical care they need, and that Read More
Read MoreDo Workers’ Compensation Laws violate Human Rights?
The attached article is about the United Nations looking at the Canadian Workers’ Compensation system to determine if their laws violate the Human Rights of Injured Workers. Specifically, the U.N. is looking to The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, social development Read More
Read MoreFour Years after damning investigations-Alabama still has not taken any steps to protect the rights of injured workers
Four years after NPR and ProPublica did an investigation into the decline of workers compensation benefits for injured workers-and PBS’s NewsHour did their own segment (click here). Alabama was an example of how bad it has gotten for injured workers. At the same time the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) and the U.S. Department Read More
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