Workers' Compensation is an insurance that
employers are required to maintain to protect
employees that are injured at work. Worker's
compensation pays for medical care, lost wages and
death benefits to workers injured on the job or to
their families in the event of a worker's death from
an on the job injury.
Worker's compensation laws are administered by the
individual States under the guidelines of federal law.
Almost all workers in the United States are covered
under workers' compensation insurance.
Workers' compensation insurance was created to help
workers and employers deal with injuries on the job.
Prior to workers' comp injured employees in most cases
had to sue the employer to attempt to recover medical
costs and lost wages. Even in successful cases,
workers seldom recovered their full losses.
Workers' compensation laws moved the compensation
of injured workers out of the court room. The
huge costs of litigation were saved by both workers
and employers and both gained more peace of mind.
Most States also have a fund to cover workers whose
employer failed to maintain the required workers'
compensation insurance. Penalties for such
employers are very stiff.
Employers are not allowed to discriminate against
employees or job applicants because of a history of
filing worker's compensation claims. Some
employers contest most worker's comp claims.
Others use investigators to determine if claims are
legitimate. Workers with serious injuries who
have their claim contested should seek legal help to
defend their workers' compensation claim.
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