Worker's Compensation - a concept broadly attested in the English-speaking world. Popularly often referred to as Workmen's Compensation but officially designated in most instances as "Worker's Compensation" it seems.


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Workers' Compensation: an overview

Workers' compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary awards, eliminating the need for litigation. These laws also provide benefits for dependents of those workers who are killed because of work-related accidents or illnesses. Some laws also protect employers and fellow workers by limiting the amount an injured employee can recover from an employer and by eliminating the liability of co-workers in most accidents. State statutes establish this framework for most employment. Federal statutes are limited to federal employees or those workers employed in some significant aspect of interstate commerce.

The Federal Employment Compensation Act provides workers' compensation for non-military, federal employees. Many of its provisions are typical of most workers' compensation laws. Awards are limited to "disability or death" sustained while in the performance of the employee's duties but not caused willfully by the employee or by intoxication. The act covers medical expenses due to the disability and may require the employee to undergo job retraining. A disabled employee receives two-thirds of his or her normal monthly salary during the disability and may receive more for permanent physical injuries or if he or she has dependents. The act provides compensation for survivors of employees who are killed. The act is administered by the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.


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ILLINOIS
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
ACT
820 ILCS 305
Last amended 8/21/07
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ILLINOIS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT
Title: An Act to promote the general welfare of the people of this State by providing compensation for accidental injuries or death suffered in the course of employment within this State, and without this State where the contract of employment is made within this State; providing for the enforcement and administering thereof, and a penalty for its violation, and repealing an Act therein named. Cite: 820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. Source: L. 1951, p. 1060. Date: Approved July 9, 1951. Short title: Workers’ Compensation Act. ž1(a): Employer
Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Workers’ Compensation Act.
(a) The term “employer” as used in this Act means: 1. The State and each county, city, town, town ....


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Workers' compensation (colloquially known as workers' comp or workman's comp in North America and compo in Australia) is a form of insurance that provides wage replacement and medical benefits for employees who are injured in the course of employment, in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence.

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Workers' Compensation outside the United States

The laws outside the United States are as varied as they are within the U.S.

Statutory compensation in Australia

As Australia experienced a relatively influential labour movement in the late 19th and early 20th century, statutory compensation was implemented very early in Australia.

South Australia

In South Australia legislation was enacted in 1986 called the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act. The WorkCover Corporation of South Australia WorkCoverSA has the responsibility for administering the Act.

New South Wales

In NSW, workers compensation is governed by the Worker's Compensation Act 1987. WorkCover NSW is a statutory authority within the portfolio of the Minister for Finance. Its primary objective is to work in partnership with the NSW community to achieve safe workplaces, effective return to work and security for injured workers.

Victoria

Workers Compensation is managed in Victoria by WorkSafe Victoria" which has the role of managing Victoria's workplace safety system. The responsibilities broadly are help employees avoid workplace injuries occurring, enforcement of Victoria's occupational health and safety laws, provision of reasonably priced workplace injury insurance for employers, assisting injured workers back into the workforce and managing the workers' compensation scheme by ensuring the prompt delivery of appropriate services and adopting prudent financial practices.

Tasmania

Tasmania's Workers Compensation system is managed by WorkCover Tasmania which takes its role seriously in Workers Compensation. It monitors and ensures safety and prevention including producing publications, education seminars, assists businesses with an advisory service, oversees the accreditation of medical practitioners, ensures that employees are insured and licensed and also promotes special events.

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Worker's compensation in Germany

The German worker's compensation law of 6 July 1884 — initiated by Prince Otto von Bismarck, passed only after three attempts — was the first of its kind in the world. Similar laws passed in Austria in 1887, Norway in 1894, and Finland in 1895. ...


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Provincial Workers' Compensation Boards in Canada


Introduction
Federal Workers' Compensation Service
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Association of WCBs of Canada


Below is some contact information for agencies across Canada that are responsible for workers' compensation in the federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions. Check the "Blue Pages" or other government telephone directory listings in your locality to find the telephone number of the office closest to you.

There is also the Association of WCBs of Canada (AWCBC). Among other activities, the AWCBC coordinates the National Work Injuries Statistics Program and provides statistical data from 1993 on the Number of Accepted Time Loss Injuries and Diseases and the Number of Fatalities for each Canadian jurisdiction.

Federal Workers' Compensation Service

Federal Workers' Compensation Service (FWCS)
Labour Program
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0J2


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Workers Compensation Firms in South Africa by City ...

Lawyers Workers Compensation in South Africa

Find lawyers in South Africa specializing in Workers Compensation


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Workers' Compensation-
The Workers' Comp Service Center

The National website providing workers compensation news and information for employees, employers, insurers, and medical providers. Use the research center, locate an insurance provider, get info on your state's program, and find professional help relating to workplace injuries and disabilities in the U.S.


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