workers' compensation

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Unlike private-sector companies, the Postal Service is restricted in managing its workers’ compensation program.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

A former Westminster police officer is accused of faking an injury and fraudulently claiming $600,000 in workers’ compensation while she was partying at Stagecoach, visiting Disneyland and skiing at Mammoth Mountain, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 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