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

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 • Nov. 17, 2024

Hutt was one of more than 800 plaintiffs who filed lawsuits against Maryland Casualty Co., which provided the workers’ compensation insurance coverage for the W.R.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

And check that it is licensed and carries liability and workers’ compensation insurance.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

Authorities allege the couple underreported their payroll to their workers’ compensation insurance carriers by roughly $4.5 million between 2015 and 2019.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Foster and his wife also used a subcontractor masking scheme to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes, workers’ compensation insurance and overtime, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2022