The workers' compensation insurance market associated with policies issued voluntarily by insurers. Insurers may choose whether to insure a particular employer. See Assigned Risk Plan

The year in which the accident or condition occurred giving rise to the injury or illness. In accident-year data, all claims and costs are tied to the year in which the accident occurred. Accident year, used with insurance data, is equivalent to injury year, used with Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) data.

An expedited, informal proceeding where parties present and discuss viewpoints of a dispute. If agreement is not achieved, a "decision and order" is issued that is binding unless appealed. Currently,  Department of Labor and Industry Alternative Dispute Resolution conducts administrative conferences for medical issues involving le [..]

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The workers' compensation insurer of last resort, which insures employers unable to insure themselves in the voluntary market

A unit of the Department of Labor and Industry that provides information and clarification about workers' compensation statute, rules and procedures, carries out a variety of dispute prevention activities, conducts informal dispute resolution activities including mediations and conducts administrative conferences about some issues (see admi [..]

For Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

For Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

The CFOI, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics with state and other federal agencies, covers all fatal work-injuries in the private and public sectors, whether the workplaces concerned are covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act or other federal or state laws, or are outside the scope of regulatory coverage. For example, the C [..]

A managed care organization certified by the Department of Labor and Industry, under the 1992 law, to manage medical services to injured workers. If the employer and insurer have arranged for medical care to be provided through a CMCO, injured workers must, with certain exceptions, obtain medical care for work injuries through health providers in t [..]