Reference no: EM132861307

Workers' compensation is the only means for workers to be able to support their families monetarily during the time of injury, which sometimes may be for a few months to a few years.

Many workers across America have had a negative, perhaps even slightly hostile, experience with workers' compensation and have had the need to dispute certain aspects such as compensation, medical bill payment, and level of disability rating among other issues.

Question 1: Why is the dispute process even needed?

Question 2: What are common causes of injured workers disputing the level of benefits or compensation?

Question 3: What are the workers' rights and responsibilities when dealing with disputes?

Question 4: What is the root cause of disputes?

Question 5: Is it a basic viewpoint of the accident situation in general, or is it a lack of communication, or inaccurate communication between many different groups?

Question 5: How does the dispute process fit into the claims management process?