Claimant Takes Nothing: Mental Injuries and the Workers’ Compensation System
15 Pages Posted: 16 Feb 2014
Date Written: April 23, 2012
Abstract
Workplace bullying and harassment on the job can lead to mental injuries including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. One of the few ways workers can recoup medical bills and lost wages for these injuries is through the workers’ compensation system. Our study found that while 44% of claimants proved their mental injuries were caused by their jobs, only 19% of claimants received any compensation, despite the claimants’ testimony of bullying, racist epithets, physical intimidation, and assault.
Keywords: Bullying workers' compensation mental injuries
JEL Classification: J28, J78, K31, M12,
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Hosmanek, Andrew J. and Rynes, Sara, Claimant Takes Nothing: Mental Injuries and the Workers’ Compensation System (April 23, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2396597 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2396597
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