A new report released today by the consumer rights group, Center for Justice & Democracy (CJ&D), finds that workers’ compensation programs throughout the country have been devastating for injured workers, leaving them to contend with an adversarial bureaucracy and inadequate benefits that render many destitute. The report, “Workers’ Compensation – A Cautionary Tale,” calls the workers’ compensation program a “colossal failure.” It also notes, “[t]he real winners are insurance companies, which continue to boast record profits as workers’ benefits are declining.”Full report(s) are here:
News Release: Workers Compensation - A Cautionary Tale (September 20, 2006)(PDF)Click here for national report (PDF)
State Reports (PDF):
- CALIFORNIA (co-release with WorkSafe CONNECTICUT (co-release with membes of Labor and Public Employees Comm.)
- GEORGIA (co-release with Georgia Watch)
- KANSAS (co-release with Kansas Coalition for Workplace Safety)
- MISSOURI (co-release with Missouri Watch)
- NEW YORK (co-release with New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)
