Hartford Survey - 1/3d Clueless About Work Comp

Employees who work in blue-collar jobs expect to be injured on the job more frequently than white- collar workers -- and they are. But many workers have little understanding of workers' compensation, the system that provides medical coverage and salary benefits for workers injured on the job. A national workplace survey sponsored by The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., found that 58 percent of blue-collar households have a family member who has been injured on the job, requiring medical attention. Only 38 percent of white-collar workers reported the same. The survey, which used the ...