Author : Steven A. Coombs
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ISBN 13 : 9781954096486
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (964 download)
Book Synopsis Workers Compensation Guide: Coverage and Financing, 4th Edition by : Steven A. Coombs
Download or read book Workers Compensation Guide: Coverage and Financing, 4th Edition written by Steven A. Coombs and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 4th Edition of the Workers Compensation Coverage Guide has been updated to provide the latest overview of workers compensation policies. It includes a discussion of coverages, coverage eligibility, policy rating and premium development, and claims handling. It presents a variety of new and updated cases, discusses important endorsements, and explains monopolistic state funds and federal coverages. It also includes an updated chapter on the Canadian workers compensation system. New in the 4th Edition: Discussion of COVID issues Additional Topics covered under "Issues in Workers Compensation (Ch. 13)" Detailed analysis of workers comp in relation to crucial issues, such as compensability for injuries suffered while working at home, injuries during social activities related to employment, workplace violence, and other miscellaneous changes in compensability Updated court cases Key Topics: Distinction between temporary & leased workers and how that impacts coverage Analysis of similar but distinct concepts, such as "arising out of" and "in the course of" - especially as it applies to COVID, and communicable diseases/pandemics in general Explanation of how "occupational injury" differs from other types of claims