worker compensation

Job injury insurance

Worker compensation, usually workers' compensation or workers' comp, is an insurance system requiring employers to cover medical expenses and lost wages for employees injured on the job.

In exchange, workers generally give up the right to sue their employer for negligence.

She filed a workers' comp claim after hurting her back lifting boxes.

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overtime regulations · profit-sharing · hazard pay · on the job · bonuses · overtime pay · disability benefits · permanent disability · commissions · unemployment benefits · parental leave · holiday pay · wage replacement · injury claims · back injury · claim form · medical bills · stock options

Opposites
type of employment benefit

worker compensationhealth insurance

Protection against medical costs

life insurance · disability insurance · retirement benefits · pension plans · unemployment insurance

employee welfare vs. exploitation

worker compensationwage theft

Employer withholding earned compensation

labor exploitation · forced labor · indentured servitude · worker exploitation · unpaid labor

payment direction

worker compensationwage theft

Employer withholding earned compensation

unpaid labor · garnishment · clawbacks · employee contributions

Family

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