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workers' compensation

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. workers' compensation (noun)
  2. worker (noun)
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workers' compensation

noun

Definition of WORKERS' COMPENSATION

: a system of insurance that reimburses an employer for damages that must be paid to an employee for injury occurring in the course of employment —called also workers' comp, \-ˈkämp\
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First Known Use of WORKERS' COMPENSATION

1925

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