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ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

Founded in late 1983, the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) is an independent, not-for- profit, research organization providing high-quality, objective information about public policy issues involving workers’ compensation systems. The Institute’s work helps those interested in improving workers’ compensation systems by providing much-needed data and analysis. Those who benefit from the Institute’s work include public officials, insurers, employers, injured workers, organized labor, and others affected by workers’ compensation systems across the United States and around the world.

The WCRI research provides much-needed data and analyses that help answer the following questions:

• How are workers’ compensation systems performing?
• How do various state systems compare?
• How can systems better meet workers’ needs?
• What factors are driving costs?
• What is the impact of legislative change on system outcomes?
• What are the possible consequences of proposed system changes? Are there alternative solutions that merit consideration? What are their consequences?

The Institute does not take positions on issues it researches; rather it provides information obtained through studies and data collection efforts. The Institute’s objective, credible research has contributed to reform that has resulted in more cost-effective, less litigious, and more predictable and just workers’ compensation systems.

As the Institute’s reputation for objective research has grown, more policymakers are looking to the Institute as a source of information to help them make sound, informed decisions about legislation and administrative reforms. Approximately 150 organizations currently support the work of the Institute. WCRI members benefit from publications and programs that enable them to make educated decisions regarding workers’ compensation issues. For more information, please call 617/ 661-WCRI (9274) or visit our web site at http://www.wcrinet.org.

WCRI conferences are an opportunity for WCRI members and others in the workers’ compensation community from diverse organizations to meet. Members receive a discounted registration fee.