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2. Workers' compensation - Wikipedia

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   Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. The trade-off between assured, limited coverage and lack of ...

3. Workers' compensation (United States) - Wikipedia

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   In some states, the injured worker (or their attorney) will also have the option of settling or redeeming their workers' compensation claim, accepting a lump sum in exchange for relinquishing their right to further benefits.In Florida, undocumented workers may appeal after being denied workers' compensation, because Florida law specifies that ...

4. Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Backed by trade unions, many states also enacted workers' compensation laws which discouraged employers from permitting unsafe workplaces. [10] These laws, as well as the growing power of labor unions and public anger toward poor workplace safety, led to significant reductions in worker accidents for a time. [9]

5. Collective bargaining - Wikipedia

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   Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers.

6. Federal Employers Liability Act - Wikipedia

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   Under FELA, railroad workers who are not covered by regular workers' compensation laws are able to sue companies over their injury claims. FELA allows monetary payouts for pain and suffering , decided by juries based on comparative negligence rather than pursuant to a pre-determined benefits schedule under workers' compensation.

7. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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   The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 only covers "employees" in the private sector, and a variety of state laws attempt to suppress government workers' right to strike, including for teachers, [325] police and firefighters, without adequate alternatives to set fair wages. [326] Workers have the right to take protected concerted activity. [327]