Basics of Workers' Compensation in America
In this course a wide range of topics are presented introducing the student to the basis and key aspects of workers' compensation in America,
This session begins at the beginning. When did the concept of "workers' compensation," as we understand it today, first appear and how did it morph over time to the system we know today? The conversation begins much longer ago than imagined in America; takes a tour through pirate ships, Socialist Germany and Europe before ending in America.
Basic Course Information
Learning Objectives
- Understand the history of workers' compensation in America
- Gain a better understanding of Second Injury Funds
- Be able to recognize the differences among the various workers' compensation market types
- Learn the three primary classes of workers' compensation benefits available to injured workers
Major Subjects
- History of workers' compensation
- Second Injury Funds
- Workers' compensation market types
- Workers' compensation benefits