workers' compensation
Job injury coverage
Workers' compensation is insurance that covers employees injured or made ill on the job, paying for medical treatment and lost wages.
Most employers are required to carry it.
In exchange, employees generally cannot sue their employer for workplace injuries.
Often shortened to workers' comp: She's been on workers' comp since the accident.
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- disability benefitsPayments for those unable to work
- permanent disabilityLasting loss of ability
- statuteEnacted written rule
return to work · lost wages · physical therapy · settlement · liability · vocational training · indemnity · unemployment insurance · mental health support · on the job · back injury · wage replacement · lump sum · adjudication · safety protocol · medical evaluation · union representation · grievance procedure
- labor lawlabor code, labor law, labor laws, labor standards, labour law
workers' compensationhealth insurance
Protection against medical costs
private health insurance · self-pay · medical bankruptcy · disability insurance · life insurance
workers' compensationassumption of risk
Legal consent to danger
personal responsibility · at-will employment · litigation · out-of-pocket expenses · lawsuit
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