The past two decades have witnessed a sea change in the way policy makers think about
workers' compensation. Improvements in state workers' compensation programs, achieved in the mid-1970s, contributed to the runaway costs experienced in the 1980s. Rising costs to employers in turn have led to demands for reform and cost containment, threatening even to reduce the benefits for injured workers. Now a promising new approach to the problem, which would eliminate the need for contentious reform by enabling firms to reduce injuries and control their own costs, has been demonstrated by an Upjohn Institute study.
New Hope for Workers' Compensation Programs
Contributing Organization(s): W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Author(s)/Creator(s): H. Allan Hunt
Publishing Date: 1994-10-01
Issue Areas: Disability Issues; Employment and Labor
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 1994 W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Access Note: This article appears in the Upjohn Institute's newsletter "Employment Research."
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Intended Audience: Legislators/Legislative Aids; Policy Professionals; Researchers
Type/Format: Policy Brief
Language code: English
Type/Format: Policy Brief
Language code: English
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