What is workers compensation?
Workers’ compensation in Nebraska is designed to provide certain benefits to employees who sustain injury by accident or occupational disease arising out of and in the course of their employment, and who are not willfully negligent at the time of the injury. It should not be confused with unemployment compensation, Social Security disability benefits, health and accident insurance, or other disability benefit plans provided by the employer. The Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act, found at Section 48-101 to Section 48-1,118 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes, is the exclusive remedy of the injured employee if the employer has satisfied its legal obligation to secure payment of compensation under the act. Typically this is done by obtaining a workers’ compensation insurance policy. In exchange for the right to receive workers’ compensation benefits from the employer, an employee forfeits his or her right to file a civil action against the employer for damages for work-related injuries or i
The RI workers’ compensation system is a form of no fault insurance. It is designed to provide assistance to employees injured at work for medical expenses and lost wages. The employer buys an insurance policy to cover accidents to employees in the workplace. The employer’s insurance company pays claims that are covered under the employer’s insurance policy.
Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act requires nearly all employers to provide Workers’ Compensation insurance for their employees. The insurance provides full medical, total and partial disability, permanent disfigurement and physical rehabilitation benefits to injured employees, provided their Workers’ Compensation claims are approved. In the event that a worker is killed on the job, death benefits are payable to the worker’s surviving spouse and dependents. Workers’ Compensation is also known as workers’ comp, workman’s compensation, workman’s or workmen’s comp, and workmen’s compensation.
