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

Police are investigating whether a shooting in Lake Oswego, Oregon, on Friday was targeting the home of Chip Terhune, the CEO of the State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) Corporation, an Oregon nonprofit workers' compensation insurance company. —Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025

Through its proprietary system, SES provides portable benefits—including healthcare, retirement plans, workers' compensation, and life insurance—directly to its members. —Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025

This bucks a long-term trend: CEO compensation soared 1,085% from 1978-2023 compared with a 24% increase in typical workers' compensation. —Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 22 Dec. 2024

Walmart's third-party workers' compensation administrators investigated Fonseca, videotaped him driving an RV, and determined no further action was warranted, his attorneys said. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for workers' compensation

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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