Summary
A brief (11 page) overview of workers’ compensation, with short introductions on agencies and courts, coverage of workers and employers, compensability of injuries and diseases, cash benefits, medical benefits, insurance, costs of workers’ compensation programs and safety and health. The overview was prepared in 1972 by the staff of the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws.
Subjects:
Agencies and Courts
Cash Benefits
Compensability of Injuries and Diseases
Costs of Workers' Compensation
Coverage of Workers and Employers
Delivery System Costs
Insurance
Medical Benefits
Overview of Workers' Compensation
Safety and Health
Citation:
C. Arthur Williams and Peter S. Barth, “United States Workmen’s Compensation Programs: Major Characteristics,” Chapter 4 in Compendium on Workmen’s Compensation (Washington, DC: National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation, 1973).