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CPWR REPORT

Researchers created a method to link public health and employer-based databases with a database of workers’ compensation claims to give a more complete picture of work-related injuries in construction. A key finding: White, non-Hispanic construction workers were consistently awarded higher monetary settlements than black and white Hispanic construction workers for specific injuries, despite the fact that the while, non-Hispanic workers’ injuries and resulting disabilities were equivalent or lower than Hispanic workers.

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