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Workers' Compensation

WORKERS' COMPENSATION

The Workers' Compensation Act provides for the payment of benefits to
workers injured on the job. Injuries include occupational diseases and any
aggravation or acceleration of a non-work-related condition that reduces an
individual's ability to work or results in death.

Benefits to the employee may occur in the following forms: 1) weekly
compensation to the disabled worker; 2) related hospital, surgical and
medical expenses; and/or 3) death benefits to a deceased worker's
dependents.

(Q) What injuries are covered?

(A) All injuries that arise in the
course of employment and are
related to that work are covered
regardless of the worker's
previous physical condition.

workers' compensation?

(A) Yes. It is required by law that
all employers provide payment of
workers' compensation except in
cases where employees are not
specifically covered. An employee
cannot contract away his rights to
compensation.
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