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2011-09-01 The Man With Two Bodies Ken Wilkinson was injured while working at Ground Zero on the cleanup. He was one of tens of thousands of workers at Ground Zero and other sites in lower Manhattan eligible for a cascade of medical and cash benefits. His story shows what can happen when America supersizes its response to disaster. MORE 2011-08-01 Visionary Larson and the Law Arthur Larson had a huge influence over workers' compensation during the second half of the 20th century. MORE 2011-07-11 Radically Changing Workers' Comp Two things to come out of the Illinois workers' comp reform movement--the nuclear option and union carve-outs--could end the industry's Kafka moments. MORE 2011-06-01 Medical Cost Inflation Solved I have seen the future, and it works: A future in which we defeat the demon of excessive medical cost inflation. MORE 2011-05-01 A Proletarian's Progress American employers have cut the rate of work injuries by around 3 percent per year in recent decades. This success can only partly be attributed to shifting employment to less risky work. MORE 2011-04-01 Past Is Prologue Past is prologue, as becomes apparent when we look at the difficult path of the workers' compensation system through early court challenges. MORE 2011-03-01 Leaks in the System When national healthcare reform is fully adopted, legislators are going to begin asking if the workers' compensation system is in similar need. MORE 2011-02-03 Into the Work Killing Ground Peter harkens back to 1907, when Crystal Eastman began her attempt to revolutionize how U.S. employers handled worker injuries, an effort that animates the system we work in today. MORE 2011-01-11 Make Claims Data Free! The industry needs an attitude adjustment when it comes to sharing claims data. Let's fire Mr. No You Won't Get My Claims Data or involve the federal government if we have to. MORE 2010-12-01 Reporting Rules for Employers Employers should minimize their work injury exposure in every way that is legal and ethical. MORE 2010-11-01 A Vulnerable Demographic Injury risks have diminished for most working Americans in recent decades. But for one demographic group, older Hispanic workers, these risks have remained high. MORE 2010-11-01 A Vulnerable Demographic Injury risks have diminished for most working Americans in recent decades. But for one demographic group, older Hispanic workers, these risks have remained high. MORE
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