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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

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The workerscompensation system aims to address these concerns by providing reimbursement for medical costs and partial replacement for lost wages. Still, pursuing workerscompensation is not always straightforward. The WorkersCompensation Law Center at Justia provides insights on how the process unfolds.

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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

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In 1877, the Massachusetts legislature passed the nation’s first factory safety bill, setting an example that other industrial states followed. Even with legal protections in place for workers, accidents remain an inescapable risk in many industries. Certain agricultural and domestic workers may be exempt, for example.)

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Justia Legal Resources: Small Business Legal Center

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Business interruption insurance can account for losses caused by certain events that interrupt business operations. If you hire employees, your state generally will require you to get workers compensation insurance (or be self-insured) for injuries and illnesses that employees suffer on the job.