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Workers compensation insurance covers the cost of medical care and rehabilitation for workers injured on the job. It also compensates them for lost wages and also provide death benefits for their Dependants if they are killed in a work related accidents including terrorists attacks. The workers compensation system is the exclusive remedy for the on the job injuries suffered by employees.
As part of the social contract embedded in each states law the employee gives up the right to sue the employer for injuries caused by the employer negligence and in turn receives workers compensation benefits regardless of who or what caused the accident as long as it happened in the work place as a result of and in the course of work place activities. Workers compensation system varies from state to state.
As part of the social contract embedded in each states law the employee gives up the right to sue the employer for injuries caused by the employer negligence and in turn receives workers compensation benefits regardless of who or what caused the accident as long as it happened in the work place as a result of and in the course of work place activities. Workers compensation system varies from state to state.