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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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.
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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
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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
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“Workers' compensation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workers%27%20compensation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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