Workers' Compensation Insurance and Occupational Disease/Injuries

As you may already know, Workers’ Compensation insurance is one of the most widely accessible entitlement programs in the US today. It is most commonly referred to as a series of paid benefits available to any employee who is injured on the job or becomes ill as a result of performing their jobs. Federal and state laws require all employers to provide Workers’ Compensation benefits to all employees, and it is usually available through a private carrier. Additionally, employees are paid these benefits regardless of whose fault the accident or injury is.

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