Second Injury Fund – Opportunities
Some might say “second injury funds (SIFs)” are dinosaurs. However, structured effectively SIFs can enrich a state’s efforts to maximize their workforce. They have been a crucial element in states’ workers’ compensation for over a century. As early as 1916 states established programs to encourage employers to hire employees who had permanent disabilities by limiting the employer’s risk to costs related to subsequent injuries compensable under that state’s workers’ compensation…
