1. Tennessee Workers Compensation Data Calendar Years 2000-2008

2. Types of Conclusions

3. Conclusion Types by Grand Division

4. Conclusion Types by Judicial District Population Size

5. Conclusion Types

6. Percent of Joint Petition Settlements Concluded in a County Other Than Residence of the Injured Worker

7. Number of Weeks from Injury to MMI

8. Number of Weeks from MMI to Conclusion

9. Number of Weeks from Injury to Conclusion

10. Average Weekly Compensation Rates

11. Temporary Total Disability Amounts

12. Average Monetary Amount of Medical Benefits/Expenses

13. BAW PPD Multipliers

14. Arm PPD Multipliers

15. Leg PPD Multipliers

16. Body as a Whole PPD Monetary Benefits

17. Arm PPD Monetary Benefits

18. Leg PPD Monetary Benefits

19. Appeals

20. Conclusion The utilization of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to conclude cases continues to increase. For 2008, 60% of cases were settlements approved by the Department. Trials are occurring in less than 1% of Tennessee workers compensation cases. It takes an average of 37 weeks for a case to conclude once MMI is reached. The average age, level of education and compensation rate of injured workers are all increasing.

21. Conclusion Average medical costs for permanent disability cases appear to have leveled off. Body as a whole, arm and leg injury cases where the injured worker was returned to pre-injury employment all show decreases in PPD percentage amounts and PPD multipliers. The percentage of permanent total and death cases continues to be diminishing. The percent of trial verdicts appealed as compared to the number of trials is increasing.