wage loss
Paycheck takes hit
Wage loss is income a person fails to earn because of injury, illness, disability, or other circumstances preventing work.
The term appears frequently in insurance claims, workers' compensation cases, and personal injury lawsuits, where plaintiffs seek compensation for both past and future wage loss: The settlement included $50,000 for wage loss.
- financial hardshipSevere money difficulties
- paycheck to paycheckNo savings between wages
- making ends meetEarning enough to survive
- labor lawsStatutes governing workplace conditions
- workplace injuryHarm sustained while employed
slip and fall · personal injury · car accident · pain and suffering · disability insurance · unpaid leave · unemployment benefits · out of work · furlough · legal settlements · food insecurity · stress · illness · economic recession · unemployment rates · emergency loans · retraining programs · labor market trends
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
- financial lossesdeficit, write-off, write-down, bad debt, red ink
wage losssalary increase
Higher compensation rate
pay raise · wage increase · bonus · windfall · cost-of-living adjustment
wage lossback pay
Overdue salary owed
income replacement · financial gain · severance pay · disability benefit · workers' compensation
wage lossfinancial gain
Income exceeding expenses
earnings · full employment · economic security · financial stability · steady income