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workers' compensation insurance

[ wur-kerz kom-puhn-sey-shuhn in-shoor-uhns, in-shur-uhns ]
/ ˈwɜr kərz ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən ɪnˌʃʊər əns, ɪnˌʃɜr əns /
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noun
insurance that employers are required to carry by law for the protection of their employees, to provide cash benefits and/or to pay for medical care when a worker is injured or becomes ill as a direct result of their job.
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Also Informal, work·ers’ com·pen·sa·tion, work·ers’ comp [wur-kerz komp] /ˈwɜr kərz ˈkɒmp/ .

Origin of workers' compensation insurance

First recorded in 1975–80
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