Demers P, Rosenstock L
Occupational Medicine Program, University of Washington, Seattle 98104.
Am J Public Health. 1991 Dec;81(12):1659-60. doi: 10.2105/ajph.81.12.1659.
In 1983 the Washington State Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a unique exemption that excluded farm workers from workers' compensation if they had not earned $150 in continuous work with the same employer. In order to examine the effect of removing this restriction, workers' compensation data were analyzed to examine the number of farm workers covered, the number of claims submitted, and claim acceptance rates before and after the ruling. Although the 1983 ruling appears to have had a significant impact on the treatment of claims, no increase in utilization of the workers' compensation system was observed. Further intervention is required if the objective of treating farm workers equitably is to be realized.
1983年，华盛顿州最高法院判定一项独特的豁免条款违宪，该条款规定，如果农场工人与同一雇主连续工作未挣到150美元，将被排除在工人赔偿范围之外。为了研究取消这一限制的影响，对工人赔偿数据进行了分析，以考察裁决前后获得保险的农场工人数量、提交的索赔数量以及索赔受理率。尽管1983年的裁决似乎对索赔处理产生了重大影响，但未观察到工人赔偿系统的利用率有所提高。若要实现公平对待农场工人这一目标，则需要进一步干预。
