title: Workers' compensation filings of temporary workers compared to direct hire workers in Illinois, 2007-2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The physical and psychological risks of temporary employment are well documented but there are still many questions regarding the consequences of injuries among these workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  This analysis examines Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission filings from 2007 through 2012 to compare total cost of the decision, days of work missed, and percent disability of employees of temporary agencies with direct hire claims.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Total award median was $5,813.66 for direct hire employees and $2,625.00 for temporary workers. Of those employees claiming time off from work, median total time off was 1.3 weeks for direct hire employees compared to 1.2 weeks for temporary workers. Median total percent disability was 16.0% for direct hire and 10.0% for temporary employees.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are differences between temporary workers and direct hire employees in terms of total workers' compensation awards, total time off, and percent disability. Additional studies are needed to validate these findings. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:11-19, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Madigan
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forst
authors.affiliation: Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Lee S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000191:economics* / Q000209:etiology; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: contingent labor; disability; injury; temporary employment; workers’ compensation