workers' compensation

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Keenan argued that workers’ compensation law, which bars employee lawsuits over work-related injuries, also prohibited the child’s claims, because a fetus in an employee’s womb was effectively an employee herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

For example, in the civilian context, when construction workers fall off scaffolds and can’t walk until receiving surgery and physical therapy, their employers have to provide them workers’ compensation.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Between 35% and 37% of his sales go to cover employee expenses between kitchen, manager and server wages, along with benefits and workers’ compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

For most California school districts, the money is likely to come from a public entity risk pool, a collective pot that multiple agencies pay into to cover liabilities such as health insurance and workers’ compensation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Prosecutors allege her stepfather, 57-year-old Peter Gregory Schuman, worked with Brown to orchestrate the fraudulent workers’ compensation scheme.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025