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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
Words nearby workers' compensation insurance
worked-up, worker, worker director, worker participation, worker-priest, workers' compensation insurance, workers' cooperative, work ethic, Work expands to fill the time available for its completion, workfare, work farm
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How to use workers' compensation insurance in a sentence
He said the sum will be covered by the at-fault driver’s car insurance and workers' compensation insurance since Boll-Flaig was on the job when the accident occurred.
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