Workers’ Comp Costs-Per-Claim in High Louisiana, Research Group Says

May 12, 2008

  • May 12, 2008 at 7:24 am
    lastbat says:
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    Since WC data is readily available for all 50 states from all the major carriers why not do a nation-wide comparison and make it more comprehensive? Or do what R asked and name the other states. The costs associated might be regional. This article doesn’t really tell us much other than somebody crunched some numbers and it looks like LA is getting shafted.

  • May 12, 2008 at 3:06 am
    Dread says:
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    And we’re spending billions of taxpayer dollars to rebuild this cesspool? Looking at the components of a WC claim, one could draw the following conclusions about claimants in LA:

    1. they are more claims conscious than other parts of the country.
    2. when injured, they have no incentive to return to work asap as they’re content to be on the dole.
    3. they know how to milk the system.

    It would be interesting to see how many have filed multiple claims.

  • May 12, 2008 at 3:15 am
    R says:
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    How about some real news in the article – which 14 other states were in the study?

  • May 13, 2008 at 9:56 am
    uriah heep says:
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    I suspect the plantiff bar enjoys the Louisiana system. I wonder what % of claim costs go to attornies…..



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