Survey Shows Negative Perceptions of Workers' Comp among the Public

Workers’ compensation might have a public relations problem. In a survey that examined the attitudes of the U.S. adult population toward workers’ compensation claims, more than one-third of respondents listed a negative response in each of four questions. The survey, conducted by the workers’ compensation medication company Summit Pharmacy through Harris Poll, showed that: About 34% of U.S. adults believe that if they were injured at work, it would be a “nightmare process” to get the medications prescribed to them. About 41% of respondents said that it would ...