workers' compensation insurance

American  

[wur-kerz kom-puhn-sey-shuhn in-shoor-uhns, in-shur-uhns] / ˈwɜr kərz ˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən ɪnˌʃʊər əns, ɪnˌʃɜr əns /

Informal, workers’ compensation,

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of workers' compensation insurance

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Nicole Brown, 39, of Riverside was charged with 15 felonies related to workers’ compensation insurance fraud, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

And they do this to avoid paying their own portion of Social Security and unemployment taxes and also workers compensation insurance.

From Los Angeles Times

This doesn’t just mean the dollars for paying staff but includes other costs, such as payroll tax and workers compensation insurance.

From Los Angeles Times

But separately, that August, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office charged him and two of his executives with tax and workers’ compensation insurance fraud.

From New York Times

Part of Scipione’s struggle was finding care through workers compensation insurance.

From Los Angeles Times