Study: Comp Has Become 'Dizzying' and Frustrating for Claimants

By Heather Scofield, ReporterA study released earlier this year into the reasons why work-related injuries aren't being handled by states' workers' compensation systems turned up what some are calling "disturbing" trends in workers' compensation.A study entitled, "The Lack of Correspondence Between Work-Related Disability and Receipt of Workers' Compensation Benefits," which was published by the American Journal of Industrial Medicine in January, found regulatory and reform efforts in recent decades have been focused on employers' and insurers' needs and are in...