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Workers’ Compensation

Strategy Driven

This insurance pays or lost wages and medical treatment as well as vocational training, survivors’ benefits and compensation if the employee cannot return to work. For example, repetitive stress injuries and chemical exposures may cause job-related injuries and illnesses. To be covered, an injury must occur on the job.

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What to Do When Work Stress (Literally) Makes You Sick

Harvard Business Review

Her doctors had trouble pinpointing the source of her stroke — after all, the vast majority occur in those over 65 — but they all offered their best guess: stress. In response, they release hormones and chemicals to speed up our heart rate, increase blood pressure and stimulate our muscles. Turning Stress into an Asset.

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

To us, it’s similar to asking whether reviews, training programs, employee assistance services, or other company initiatives are effective for both worker performance and the bottom line. A company like Dow Chemical is a success story in this way. The honest answer is that some are successful while others fail.