Workers' Compensation Books

If you think this fourth edition was good, you need to check out the SEVENTEENTH Edition of this handy reference which features up-to-date coverage of the state's revised Schedule for Rating Permanent Disabilities. This popular handbook covers clearly and concisely the operation and interpretation of the law and policies of the California Workers' Compensation Program. It contains references to statutory law, regulations, anad selected decisions of the appellate courts and the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board. Focusing on the major issues, the California Workers' Compensation Handbook SEVENTEENTH Edition, is an ideal resource for employers, insurance professionals, and others who do not regularly litigate workers' comp issues.

I founding this book most informative and would reccommend it to any person within my sphere of bussines.

I have never before found Workers' Compensation Discussions to be discussed in such detail and still remain awake. I found this book to be of high calibre

Despite the insurance industry's tendency to tout integrated disability and medical management plans, there remains a dearth of available information to guide the interested business manager through the process. The Executive's Guide to Controlling Health Care and Disability Costs: Strategy-Based Solutions provides an excellent overview and in-depth treatment of why companies should pursue an integrated approach toward disability and health care management, and how exactly they should do it

This book is an invaluable tool for those of us who have the responsibility of all aspects of handling federal employees workers compensation. I have not found any publication directly from OWCP containing the information that is available in this book and to the extent that is in this book that does not take up a large amount of time just to research. Any information you may need is at your fingertips, and this book is totally up to date. The preface states that it may not have been published due to the many updates and changes of OWCP regulations, thank you to the editor who decided to"resuscitate" the new manuscript. Again, I can't express the value of the information, especially knowing how difficult it is getting information directly from OWCP. I strongly recommend this publication for all federal agencies.

I am a law student and law clerk at an Iowa law office. This book has proved invaluable to me. For every WC case that comes across my desk, there have always been insights and useful precedent in this work. When I have a question, 95% of the time it has the answer, or at least points me in the right direction. The organization of the table of contents is easily navigable, even for non-lawyers. I highly recommend this work if you are in the practice or draft legal documents for a WC attorney.

Excellent work by a well-known professional. Covers the statutory underpinnings of the system as well as case law. Highly recommended.

This unique book provides step-by-step guidance to evaluating psychiatric claims in workers' compensation. It analyzes the definition of a mental disorder using the DSMIV-R, its application in the workers' compensation arena, and causation in the legal concept. It then discusses disability evaluation, apportionment or successive disability issues, rehabilitation, stress, psychiatric treatment, testing, and expert testimony. It also shows you how to handle depositions, trial preparations, and trial tactics and strategies.

Workers Comp is like taxes. What business owner wants to suffer through either one? Scott provides information I had not heard anywhere else. The book outlines tactics that any business can put to use right away to control their costs.

Most people would agree that the workers' compensation process, by its design, is complicated, incomprehensible and dry. But attorney/author John W. Valente has creatively and effectively mapped the statutory minefield into a navigable, user-friendly guide that is accessible to any business owner.
For that very reason, every business person and human resources director should have a copy of John W. Valente's "Understanding Workers' Compensation: Managing Workplace Injuries and Lowering Costs" (Trafford, 2006) at their fingertips.
In just over 100 pages, Valente, one of Vermont's top workers' compensation defense lawyers, uses anecdotes, humor and easy-to-understand examples to demonstrate why a business needs to think about workers' compensation laws, while providing common-sense tools and procedures necessary to make the workplace as safe as it can be.
"Understanding Workers' Compensation" is a prudent crash course in what workers' compensation is and why it's necessary in the business world.
This easy-to-use book provides a primer on workers' compensation's statutory history and explains, in startling clarity despite its potentially dense subject matter, how injuries can drive what an employer pays for insurance coverage.
And while Valente explains the workers' compensation process and the myriad liabilities along the way, he uses "layman's language" to decode a mountain of information and debunk the myth that workers' compensation only is understandable to a few.
In different examples, Valente describes how uncontrolled workers' compensation claims all have a negative effect on a business's insurance premiums, morale, productivity and, ultimately, profits.
Yet, by walking the business owner through the potential pitfalls, Valente is able to make the "unfamiliar, sometimes scary and occasionally contentious" process less stressful for an injured worker and the employer.
What gives this book added value is Valente's comprehensive effort to break down what businesses need to do to prevent workplace injuries. It is information that will ultimately lead to cost-savings, he writes.
"Understanding the latest return-to-work strategies is important. Get the knowledge. Manage your claims. Don't let your claims manage you."