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From: NEAL LANGERMAN <neal**At_Symbol_Here**CHEMICAL-SAFETY.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Who pays when a graduate student gets hurt?
Date: Nov 5, 2020 23:40 UTC
Reply-To: neal**At_Symbol_Here**chemical-safety.com
In-Reply-To: Re: [DCHAS-L] Who pays when a graduate student gets hurt?
Chris and all,
I totally agree that they should be covered. My point is the system is broken and the prudent thing is to insure yourself so you do not become a financial victim as well as an injury victim.
This is essentially the argument that is the basis of the ACS liability insurance for educators. The actual coverage is a confused mess. Why should an educator become a financial victim as the result of doing their job and their employer did not provide any or adequate liability insurance.
If I had my way, there would be a system of uniform WC coverage. If you get compensated for your time/service, you are fully covered for on the job injury. I also would like to see uniform student coverage. If you become ill or injured while a matriculated student, you are covered.
Sorry if I was not clear. The CEN article is indeed shocking. I hope it pushes some positive result.
Neal