Tennessee Workers Compensation Data

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Tennessee Workers Compensation Data

• Calendar Years 2000-2008

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Types of Conclusions
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Conclusion Types by Grand Division
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Conclusion Types by Judicial District Population
Size
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Conclusion Types
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Percent of Joint Petition Settlements Concluded
in a County Other Than Residence of the Injured
Worker
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Number of Weeks from Injury to MMI
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Number of Weeks from MMI to Conclusion
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Number of Weeks from Injury to Conclusion
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Average Weekly Compensation Rates
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Temporary Total Disability Amounts
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Average Monetary Amount of Medical
Benefits/Expenses
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BAW PPD Multipliers
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Arm PPD Multipliers
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Leg PPD Multipliers
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Body as a Whole PPD Monetary Benefits
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Arm PPD Monetary Benefits
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Leg PPD Monetary Benefits
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Appeals
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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.

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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.