Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health have released a study that shows workers’ compensation settlements awarded to white, non-Hispanic construction workers in Illinois are, on average, higher than those award Hispanic and black construction workers with similar injuries.<\/p>\n
The difference between average compensation levels for the two groups was approximately $6,000.<\/p>\n
The researchers cross-referenced medical records from the Illinois Department of Public Health and data from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission<\/a>. They evaluated 1,039 cases occurring between 2000 and 2005.<\/p>\n In order to accurately compare settlements with respect to a single variable\u2014race\u2014researchers had to control for other variables that are known to influence the amount awarded in workers’ compensation claims. These include wage rates, the severity and type of injuries, length of disability, percentage of partial permanent disability, and whether the claimant was represented by an attorney. After adjusting data to account for these factors, researchers found a (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health have released a study that shows workers’ compensation settlements awarded to white, non-Hispanic construction workers in Illinois are, on average, higher than those award Hispanic and black construction…<\/span><\/p>\n