Försäkringskassans utredningsansvar i arbetsskadeärenden

Del I av II

Abstract

This is the first of two interlinked articles in which the Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s handling of and decision-making in occupational injury cases are studied from a socio-legal perspective. This initial part I covers the agency’s duty of investigation. In the subsequent part II, the focus is shifted to the agency’s assessment of evidence in occupational injury cases. Our case study shows that the Swedish Social Insurance Agency does not always handle its duty to investigate properly in occupational injury cases. However, no differences related to gender have been identified in the study. The errors and shortcomings that have been noted are indeed troublesome, but do not seem to be discriminatory.