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Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Data

Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Data. Calendar Years 2000-2008. Types of Conclusions. Conclusion Types by Grand Division. Conclusion Types by Judicial District Population Size. Conclusion Types.

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Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Data

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  1. Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Data Calendar Years 2000-2008

  2. Types of Conclusions

  3. Conclusion Types by Grand Division

  4. Conclusion Types by Judicial District Population Size

  5. Conclusion Types

  6. Percent of Joint Petition Settlements Concluded in a County Other Than Residence of the Injured Worker

  7. Number of Weeks from Injury to MMI

  8. Number of Weeks from MMI to Conclusion

  9. Number of Weeks from Injury to Conclusion

  10. Average Weekly Compensation Rates

  11. Temporary Total Disability Amounts

  12. Average Monetary Amount of Medical Benefits/Expenses

  13. BAW PPD Multipliers

  14. Arm PPD Multipliers

  15. Leg PPD Multipliers

  16. Body as a Whole PPD Monetary Benefits

  17. Arm PPD Monetary Benefits

  18. Leg PPD Monetary Benefits

  19. Appeals

  20. Conclusion • The utilization of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to conclude cases continues to increase. For 2008, 60% of cases were settlements approved by the Department. • Trials are occurring in less than 1% of Tennessee workers compensation cases. • It takes an average of 37 weeks for a case to conclude once MMI is reached. • The average age, level of education and compensation rate of injured workers are all increasing.

  21. Conclusion • Average medical costs for permanent disability cases appear to have leveled off. • Body as a whole, arm and leg injury cases where the injured worker was returned to pre-injury employment all show decreases in PPD percentage amounts and PPD multipliers. • The percentage of permanent total and death cases continues to be diminishing. • The percent of trial verdicts appealed as compared to the number of trials is increasing.

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