workers' compensation

noun

variants or less commonly workers' comp

-ˈkämp 

: 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

Examples of workers' compensation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The police department's medical separations and workers' compensation submissions have been increasing for the past eight years, according to Phoenix data. —Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024

Nearly a third of workers' compensation claimants in the state have long COVID, with more men than women suffering from the condition, according to a report from the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF), the largest workers' compensation insurer in New York State. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2023

There was also workers' compensation, fiduciary liability, and business automobiles to be covered. —Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024

Cooper's wife, Kristen, said the agency failed to correctly account for his workers' compensation. —David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023

Lejeune, who quit the VA and is now working in sales, said the process presumes that claimants know the workers' compensation program thoroughly. —Phil McCausland, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023

And in a 2021 report, researchers estimated that hotter temperatures caused approximately 20,000 occupational injuries a year in California between 2001 and 2018, based on workers' compensation claims. —Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2023

Firefighters from Arizona and around the country are spotlighting the case of a Goodyear firefighter with cancer who repeatedly has been denied workers' compensation payments. —Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023

Cooper said the agency failed to correctly include her husband's workers' compensation in its calculations. —David Hilzenrath, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

workers' compensation

noun

work·​ers' compensation

1

: compensation for injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of employment that is paid to the worker or his or her dependents by an employer whose strict liability for such compensation is established by statute

Note: Where established by statute, workers' compensation is generally the exclusive remedy for injuries arising from employment, with some exceptions. Workers' compensation statutes commonly include explicit exclusions for injury caused intentionally, by willful misconduct, and by voluntary intoxication from alcohol or illegal drugs.

2

: workers' compensation insurance