How to Use workers' compensation in a Sentence
workers' compensation
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Doing so puts it on the hook for things like minimum wage, workers' compensation and overtime pay.
—Josh Eidelson, latimes.com, 30 Mar. 2018
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Gibson is still employed by FedEx but is on workers' compensation leave, Moore said.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2023
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The county will still be required to cover any workers' compensation claims, O'Connor said.
—Matt McKinney, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
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The officer later said he was injured as a result of the demonstration and filed a workers' compensation claim.
—Fox News, 18 Jan. 2022
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Those can be costly injuries for GM in workers' compensation claims.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2020
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Ramthun joined all other Republicans to vote for the amendment that watered down the workers' compensation elements of the bill.
—Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020
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The hardware store down the street has to pay minimum wage, the dry cleaner pays unemployment taxes and the diner buys workers' compensation insurance.
—Terri Gerstein For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 14 Oct. 2020
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Since the program's inception, not a single DROP participant has been charged with workers' compensation fraud, court records show.
—Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2018
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The business would avoid penalties from workers' compensation if the employee relapsed.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, 30 Oct. 2017
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The letter, shared with ADN by Robbins, asks for better training and adequate workers' compensation, among other things.
—Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Mar. 2018
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After he was fired, Tiger applied for workers' compensation.
—AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2019
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Today, those cuts may look more like structural reforms, such as workers' compensation reform, that will save Alaska and business money.
—Anchorage Daily News, 22 Mar. 2018
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His lawsuit was put on hold while John Lynch, who suffered a devastating stroke hours after his firing, pursues a workers' compensation claim.
—Ryan J. Foley, Chron, 28 July 2021
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Insurers also are paying workers' compensation claims for employees who get sick on the job.
—CBS News, 29 July 2020
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After the ruling, businesses warned that the elimination of the caps would cause workers' compensation rates to increase and pushed lawmakers to reinstate them.
—Christine Sexton, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2020
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Beilke, who was taken away by paramedics in a neck brace, later collected workers' compensation and sued for wrongful termination.
—Adam Elmahrek, latimes.com, 31 Jan. 2018
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That gives them the right to overtime pay, minimum wage protection and workers' compensation protections.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2019
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Now, there is no fee schedules for hospitals, leading to charges for accident victims that are far higher than rates charged for services for workers' compensation or Medicare rates.
—Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2017
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Aiken suggested courts use the workers' compensation rate schedule.
—David Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2021
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Q'orianka Kilcher has been cleared of all charges in a workers' compensation fraud case that began seven months ago, her representatives announced Friday.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Feb. 2023
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Arizona cities must track and report the use of these resources to the state in addition to documenting the total number who are ruled unfit for duty and which employees later filed a workers' compensation claim.
—AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2019
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Opponents said the companies exploit drivers to keep profits high and the ballot measure would deprive workers of rights like overtime pay and workers' compensation.
—Brian Melley, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2020
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By comparison, American workers' compensation grew 4 percent last year, which still puts them in the red when adjusted for the 8 percent growth in inflation.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 16 Apr. 2022
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Rideshare companies are also required to provide drivers with sick leave and workers' compensation.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 25 May 2023
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Lee, a 69-year-old Chinese immigrant, was a greeter outside the Quincy, Massachusetts, Walmart store, state workers' compensation records show.
—Star Tribune, 12 May 2021
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Her workers' compensation request, Mercedes said, fell outside of what is usually covered by that program.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019
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Tyson has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuits, arguing that the exclusive remedy for workplace injuries under Iowa law is through the workers' compensation system.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Nov. 2020
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Engulfed by depression and anxiety, Maria applied for workers' compensation to cover the costs of therapy.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019
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The self-insurance fund then covers a variety of costs, including city employees' health care, workers' compensation claims and lawsuit payouts.
—Liz Navratil, Star Tribune, 15 Mar. 2021
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But mandating workers get the vaccine for Covid could open employers up to potential workers' compensation claims if an employee has any adverse side effects.
—Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 17 Nov. 2020
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