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PMID: 22271439 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that many persons with disabilities caused by work do not receive workers' compensation benefits. METHODS: Data from surveys of persons with disabilities were used to estimate the proportion of disability due to work-related injuries and diseases. Studies examining the proportion of workers with work-related disability who received workers' compensation benefits were reviewed. Legal and other factors explaining the lack of receipt of workers' compensation benefits were examined. RESULTS: Many workers with disabilities caused by work do not receive workers' compensation benefits. The obstacles to compensation include increasingly restrictive rules for compensability in many state workers' compensation programs. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of persons with work-related disabilities do not receive workers' compensation benefits. The solutions to this problem, such as providing healthcare to workers regardless of the source of injuries or diseases, are complicated and controversial, and will be difficult to implement. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Emily A Spieler; John F Burton |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-1-23 |
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Title: American journal of industrial medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1097-0274 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-1-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8101110 Medline TA: Am J Ind Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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School of Law, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. |
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