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State workers' compensation laws were setup in order to protect employees who are injured or disabled due to job related injuries that provide rehabilitation services, health care, and disability benefits without prolonged litigation.
The law also provides for the dependents of the workers that may have suffered a work related death or died from an illness such as mesothelioma.
There are some laws that protect employers and the co-workers by placing limitations on what the injured worker can recover from the employer and eliminates the liabilities of the co-workers.
The state workmen's comp law system was created originally to avoid legal proceedings. When the employees agree to give up the right to sue the employer in court, they are able to collect on the state workers' compensation benefits.
Prior to the workmen's comp laws, employees could sue the employer in court but had to prove the employer directly caused the accident.
Employees can still sue in court if the injury was caused by someone such as a visitor or an outside contractor as well as injuries caused by a defective product that includes flawed construction equipment.
Federal and State statutes make up the majority of the laws for workers' comp with the laws to regulate the governed operations of the state agencies administering the workmen's compensation programs.
Most states have individual state programs for the employers. The states have statutes to limit the liability of the employer and co-workers of the injured employee.
Some states use a local fund that reduces the state's workers' comp rates for the employer while other states use private insurance companies.
The downside to employers are the constant issue of work related employee injuries and the lack of fault of either party. Employee injuries will always raise the employer's workers' comp premiums in each situation.
Employers do not have to be at fault for any of the workers' comp claims filed, yet will be penalized for the accidents when the annual premium is reviewed and calculated resulting in a raise in cost for the coverage.
To resolve the issues of employee work related accidents involving state workmen's comp claims, employers can take preventive actions.
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