workers' compensation

[ wûr′kərz ]

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Payments required by law to be made to an employee who is injured or disabled in connection with work.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

The next phase of the trial consists of vaccinating Ebola workers on the front lines.
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Many say the adopted children are so manipulative that parents are seen as predators by counselors or social workers.
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New York now employs fewer cops, firefighters, and sanitation workers than it did in 2002.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Workers built a temporary rail track through the city to move the statue in a process that took three days.
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Great for convincing your co-workers to DVR Black-ish while at work.
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My schooling was shocking but, as a blessed compensation, my college stage was rather exceptionally good.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
She had expected personality, magnetism, as a compensation for nature's external economies.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Each new invention threw thousands of hand-workers out of employment.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
First, a voluntary undertaking to work for another without compensation cannot be enforced.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Directors in most cases receive no compensation though the practice is growing of rewarding them.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles