Handicapped workers permitted to "waive" their rights to
benefits for an injury caused, or contributed to, by a
previous disability
Waiver may overcome employer reluctance to hire previously
injured workers
Waiver for radiation injuries still permitted under fourteen state laws
Subsequent injury fund provisions
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Special fund to insure that an employer who hires a handi-
capped worker will not, in the event such a worker suffers
a subsequent injury on the job, be responsible for the pay-
ment of compensation for a greater disability than that
actually resulting from the subsequent injury by itself
A means of overcoming employer resistance to hiring of
previously injured workers
Thirteen states have broad-type coverage under subsequent
injury fund
Time limits for filing claims
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Major problem affecting coverage of radiation injuries is
requirement relating to time limit for filing claim
Under present federal and state laws there is variation in
time limits
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Fifteen states require filing within specified period
from date of disablement
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