Steven Coombs – författare

This4th Editionof theWorkers Compensation Coverage Guidehas been updated to provide the latest overview of workers compensation policies. It includes a discussion of coverages, coverage eligibility, policy rating and premium development, and claims handling. It presents a variety of new and updated cases, discusses important endorsements, and explains monopolistic state funds and federal coverages. It also includes an updated chapter on the Canadian workers compensation system.New in the 4th Edition:Discussion of COVID issuesAdditional Topics covered under ';Issues in Workers Compensation (Ch. 13)'Detailed analysis of workers comp in relation to crucial issues, such as compensability for injuries suffered while working at home, injuries during social activities related to employment, workplace violence, and other miscellaneous changes in compensabilityUpdated court casesKey Topics:Distinction between temporary & leased workers and how that impacts coverageAnalysis of similar but distinct concepts, such as ';arising out of' and ';in the course of' - especially as it applies to COVID, and communicable diseases/pandemics in generalExplanation of how ';occupational injury' differs from other types of claims