The Effectiveness of the Workman's Compensation System

Effectiveness of the Workman's Compensation System The Worker's Compensation System in California has been around for a while. The system was first created after the Industrial Revolution, around 1911. Wisconsin was the first state to start this program (Grolier). Workers' Compensation provides financial award from on- the-job injuries. Every employer is now required to carry worker's compensation (workers' comp) insurance. Today, it protects over thirteen million workers in California alone (Fricker). Since the rise of population …

…and Surgery asked the State Division of Workers' Compensation to intervene (Fricker). So, who is to blame for the ineffectiveness of the system? Insurance companies are blaming the state Division of Workers' Compensation. They say that the Workers' Comp board takes too long to judge disputes and to rate the percentage of disabilities. But the state is not the only thing to blame. Insurers are blaming the system itself-it's too complex for anyone to understand.