Workers' Compensation

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses several laws that are the basis for workers' compensation benefits in America. The paper looks at the Federal Employment Compensation Act that addresses cases of disability or death occurring while carrying out job related responsibilities. The paper also refers to other laws geared towards illnesses or health concerns that have arisen from working in certain industries. Finally, the paper considers potential improvements to workers compensation programs.

Outline:
Introduction
Workers Compensation
Improvements to Worker's Compensation

From the Paper:

"Worker's compensation is defined as "a policy conforming to state law, which pays benefits to an employee (or an employee's family) if the employee suffers a job-related injury (including death), or disease related to work (Insurance Glossary)." According to the Legal information institute of Cornell Law School, there are also some laws that are designed to shelter employers and workers by by placing limitations on the amount of compensation an injured employee can receive and by removing the liability of co-workers when accidents occur. The legal information institute also explains that compensation statutes for stateworkers are ussually the standard used for private employees. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Coal worker's pneumoconiosis. Retrieved February 18, 2008 from; http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000130.htm
• Insurance Glossary. Retrieved February 18, 2008 from; http://www.kanetix.com/glossary-of-insurance-terms
• United States Department of Labor, Workers Compensation. Retrieved February 18, 2008 from; http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workcomp/
• Workers Compensation. Retrieved February 18, 2008 from; http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Workers_compensation

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