workers compensation
Job injury coverage
Workers compensation is insurance that covers employees injured on the job, paying for medical treatment and lost wages.
Most employers are required by law to carry it.
The system typically shields employers from lawsuits in exchange for guaranteed benefits to workers regardless of fault: She filed a workers comp claim after hurting her back at the warehouse.
Also spelled workers' compensation or workman's compensation.
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- on the jobActively performing duties
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- employerOne who employs others
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
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- fixed expensesrent, salaries, insurance premiums, lease payments, property taxes
- medical lawmalpractice, medical liability, informed consent, medical licensing, medical negligence
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- public benefitssocial assistance, unemployment benefits, disability, health benefits, pension plan
workers compensationhealth insurance
Protection against medical costs
uninsured · self-pay · out-of-pocket · life insurance · unemployment insurance
workers compensationnegligence claim
Lawsuit alleging failure of duty
assumption of risk · personal liability · out-of-pocket expenses · civil litigation
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