What is the purpose behind workers compensation?
Workers’ compensation is an important safety net for employees designed to ensure that employees who are injured on the job receive fixed monetary awards without having to litigate their claims against their employers. It can be called a no-fault system, where an injured worker’s own negligence, or the negligence of his or her employer or co-workers is not put at issue; rather, the injured employee is simply covered for his or her work-related injuries.
