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題 名 | Workers' Compensation in the United States=美國職業災害補償制度 |
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作 者 | Bain, Trevor; | 書刊名 | 政大勞動學報 |
卷 期 | 25 2009.09[民98.09] |
頁 次 | 頁115-170 |
分類號 | 556.82 |
關鍵詞 | 美國職業災害補償制度; |
語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | Workers' compensation was the first form of social insurance to develop widely in the United States (US). It is designed to provide cash benefits and medical care when employees suffer work-related injuries, illnesses or a disability related to their work, and survivor benefits to the dependents of workers who deaths result from a work-related incident. In exchange for receiving benefits, workers who receive workers’ compensation are generally not allowed to bring a tort suit against their employers for damages of any kind. Thomason, Burton and Hyatt (1998) define disability as one possible consequence of an injury or disease. Most immediately a person afflicted by injury or disease suffers an impairment, which is an anatomic or functional abnormality or loss, such as the amputation of a limb, blindness, or lower back sprain. Impairments can result in functional limitations or limitations in physical or mental performance such as walking or climbing. |
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