Issue 6 (May 2013) of John Burton's Workers' Compensation Resources Research Report contains an in depth analysis of national and state data for employers' workers' comp costs. Among its findings is the large discrepancy that exists in statistics for 25 states examined by both the National Academy of Social Insurance and the Oregon Dept. of Consumer and Business Services.   In John Burton's September 2013 supplement you'll find additional analysis comparing the Oregon rate ranking study and the NASI data. Each study has its own limitations. If you recall, earlier this year the NYCIRB disputed the methodology used in the Oregon study to find that New York had the fifth highest workers' comp rates in the country.

> Read Issue 6 (May 2013) of WCRRR free of charge.

> Read the Sept. 2013 supplement free of charge.

Thank you to John F. Burton, Jr. for sharing these important reports with our enewsletter readers.

SC: Casual Reference to Employer About "Hurt Back" Was Insufficient Notice. A casual statement by a worker to his employer that he had back pain, that "I must have hurt myself," was...read more.

FL: Share of Corporate Profits May Be Used to Compute AWW. In at least some situations, a claimant's average weekly wage may include the pro rata portion of the corporate profits...read more.

WV: "Good Samaritan" Employee Denied Recovery for Injury Helping Co-Worker. The Supreme Court of Appeals denied workers' comp benefits to a secretary who hurt her wrist and shoulder while helping...read more.

NJ: Informal Arrangement Between Father-Son Physicians Means Joint Employment for Purposes of Plaintiff's Tort Action Against Son. In an unpublished opinion, a New Jersey appellate court...read more.