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workers’ compensation,

  • a variation of workers' compensation insurance.
    workers' compensation insurance
    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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Note: The rates in this chart are index rates of workers’ compensation insurance premiums across 50 industry classes and weighted by the characteristics of Oregon’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Supporters say workers’ compensation changes, including restricted eligibility for some benefits, have rescued the systems from their insolvency crisis of the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

He started seeing a therapist, but the state workers’ compensation agency denied the claim, arguing depression wasn’t a physiological effect of his injury.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Jimenez opened a family law practice in Palmdale more than two decades ago, handling divorce, custody, spousal and child support, workers’ compensation, personal injury and other civil matters.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Slaten volunteered as temporary Superior Court judge from 2016-20 and in 2021 became a full-time administrative law judge presiding over workers’ compensation hearings.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

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