Workers’ Compensation: Overview and Issues

dc.contributor.author	Szymendera, Scott D.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-25T15:23:54Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-25T15:23:54Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08-03
dc.description.abstract	[Excerpt] Workers’ compensation provides cash and medical benefits to workers who are injured or become ill in the course of their employment and provides benefits to the survivors of workers killed on the job. Benefits are provided without regard to fault and are the exclusive remedy for workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths. Nearly all workers in the United States are covered by workers’ compensation. With the exception of federal employees and some small groups of private-sector employees covered by federal law, workers compensation is provided by a network of state programs. In general, employers purchase insurance to provide for workers’ compensation benefits.
dc.description.legacydownloads	CRS_Workers_Compensation_Overview_and_Issues.pdf: 150 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020.
dc.identifier.other	9381108
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/78317
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.relation.hasversion	A more recent version of this report can be found here: https://hdl.handle.net/1813/78316
dc.relation.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/78316
dc.subject	workers' compensation
dc.subject	eligibility
dc.subject	benefits
dc.subject	workplace injuries
dc.subject	workplace illness
dc.title	Workers’ Compensation: Overview and Issues
dc.type	unassigned
local.authorAffiliation	Szymendera, Scott D.: Congressional Research Service

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