Workers' Compensation is synonymous with disability and a recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights how prevalent disabilities are for adults. It is no wonder why so many injured workers suffered who suffer a minor work-related injury become totally disabled. Comorbidity is now a major issue, especially in an ever-expanding aging workforce.
Showing posts with label Aging workforce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aging workforce. Show all posts
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Monday, July 13, 2015
White House Conference on Aging 2015
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Jul 07, 2012
Safety in the workplace is now a growing concern as US aging workforce expands. It has been frequently reported that the expansion of this dimension of the labor sector has generated an increase in serious accidents and .
Dec 05, 2009
Safety in the workplace is now a growing concern as US aging workforce expands. It has been frequently reported that the expansion of this dimension of the labor sector has generated an increase in serious accidents and ...
Aug 03, 2012
"The aging of the U.S. population, the increasing share of females in the workforce, and, in recent years, the high unemployment rate are the primary factors explaining the rising costs of Social Security Disability Insurance.".
Nov 25, 2013
Men who are unemployed for more than two years show signs of faster ageing in their DNA, a new study has found. Researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Oulu, Finland studied DNA samples from ...
Saturday, June 28, 2014
The Age-Old Question: Which Workers Have the Greatest Risk for Hand Injuries?
When it comes to workplace safety and accident prevention, all workers are not created equally. In fact, some groups of employees—such as younger workers or older workers—are higher risks for certain types of injuries. Evaluating risks that exist for both of these groups and developing strategies to mitigate them are key steps for preventing injuries in the workplace.
YOUNGER WORKERS: GREATER RISK FOR NON-FATAL INJURIES
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) classifies young workers as “those new to the workforce, even up to the age 24.” Representing 14 percent of the workforce today, young workers are a great investment to your business; however, they face a higher risk for injuries while on the job than older, more experienced workers.
According to a 10-year study by CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), an estimated 7.9 million younger workers were treated for nonfatal injuries in U.S. hospital emergency rooms between 1998 and 2007. The nonfatal injury rate was 5 injuries per 100 full-time workers, making it twice as high as workers over the age of 25. Furthermore, workers between 18 and 19 years of age have the highest incidence of workplace injuries among younger workers.
There are a few reasons younger workers may see a higher incidence of workplace injuries. Of course, there’s the obvious: younger workers are less experienced than their older counterparts and have less job knowledge,...
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
High Disability Rates Persist in Old Age
Aging and "late life disability" is an an increasing trend. Injured workers' are surviving longer making total disability claims and Medicare involvement an increasing factor in adjudication and settlement of workers' compensation claims. Today's post was shared by The New Old Age and comes from newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com
But our efforts to dodge disability appear to be falling short. Gerontologists once hoped for a “compression of morbidity”; the idea was that we could remain healthy and active until our bodies fail at advanced ages, and we swiftly died. But new research shows that this has not materialized for most of the elderly. The price we’re paying for extended life spans is a high rate of late-life disability.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Signs of an Aging Workforce: Trend to Increased Federal Payments
"The aging of the U.S. population, the increasing share of females in the workforce, and, in recent years, the high unemployment rate are the primary factors explaining the rising costs of Social Security Disability Insurance."
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Jul 07, 2012
Safety in the workplace is now a growing concern as US aging workforce expands. It has been frequently reported that the expansion of this dimension of the labor sector has generated an increase in serious accidents and .
Dec 05, 2009
Safety in the workplace is now a growing concern as US aging workforce expands. It has been frequently reported that the expansion of this dimension of the labor sector has generated an increase in serious accidents and ...
Jul 26, 2012
Related Blogs on the Aging Workforce and Retirement. Workers' Compensation: Aging Population Requires More Attention. Jul 07, 2012. As some jurisdictions cut off workers' compensation benefits based on age, the burden ...
Oct 31, 2011
Statistics also reveal that the aging workforce is continuing to fall apart physically and file for Social Security Disability Insurance in lieu of workers' compensation at a greater rate than ever.. Even though more attention is now ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Who Thought That This Would Be The Last Generation to Retire?
The Alliance for Retired Americans has now initiated a campaign to alert workers throughout the nation that benefits maybe the target of a takeback effort by the U.S. Congress as the year and budget process wraps up.
Some anticipated revisions that are expected to be offered in lieu of statutory cuts are the following:
Jul 07, 2012
As some jurisdictions cut off workers' compensation benefits based on age, the burden of providing elder care will even increase more significantly in the years ahead. Click here to read the article: "New Numbers on Elder ...
Jun 19, 2012
Section 440.15(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2003), classifies the entitlement to PTD benefits by age of the claimant, providing:. . . If the accident occurred on or after the employee reaches age 70, benefits shall be payable during ...
Jan 20, 2011
Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) has asked for an investigation by the Government Accounting Office to determine if too many Federal employees of retirement age are receiving workers' compensation benefits. She stated, ""I am ...
Apr 22, 2009
"Effective immediately [April 21, 2009] , submitted rated ages that do not conform to CMS' standards for acceptable proof of Rated Age, which includes being independent, on the letterhead of an insurance carrier or settlement ...
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