workers' compensation
noun
variants
or less commonly workers' comp
: 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
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Small business owners who handle timekeeping and workers' compensation manually add countless hours to their already extensive administrative load.
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Sean Manning, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Stream, a workers' compensation medical document management startup, raised a $5.3 million seed, CEO Eric Yen tells Axios exclusively.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Business insurance: Get workers' compensation insurance to protect both your business and your employees.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
In the ongoing debate about AI's impact on employment, a surprising twist could emerge in the workers' compensation (workers' comp) insurance sector.
—Robert Clark, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Sean Manning, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Stream, a workers' compensation medical document management startup, raised a $5.3 million seed, CEO Eric Yen tells Axios exclusively.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Business insurance: Get workers' compensation insurance to protect both your business and your employees.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
In the ongoing debate about AI's impact on employment, a surprising twist could emerge in the workers' compensation (workers' comp) insurance sector.
—Robert Clark, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Workers' compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workers%27%20compensation. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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