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Title: The Political Economy of Workers Compensation Benefits: 1930-2000

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Publication Year: 2005

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Abstract: Workers Compensation programs have played an instrumental role in providing protection for American workers and limiting the liability of employers since their inception at the beginning of the twentieth century. By 1948, each of the states had enacted and was administering its own workers compensation program. Since its initial development state legislatures have expanded the scope of workers compensation insurance in several important ways. Ever mindful of the goals of competing interest groups, state legislatures steadily improved the mechanisms to provide for injured workers once it became apparent that such mandates were affordable. Since 1930, states have acknowledged the seriousness of occupational diseases, the importance of wage-replacement, rehabilitation and medical care, as well as the need to provide coverage for nearly all employees including those with previous injuries.

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Authors: Allen, Samuel K.

Publisher: University of California, Davis

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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