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Workers' Compensation Employer Defense

When a worker is hurt on the job, they are covered by the insurance that their employer carries. This insurance covers their medical bills and lost wages. All employers are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. If an employer does not carry workers’ compensation insurance, they could be subject to fines or criminal charges.

The Workers’ Compensation  is very complex and diverse. The committee itself gives out millions of dollars each year for sub-committees for conflicting interests and individuals.

For example, the first entities in the United States are:

• Judges
• Lawyers
• Hearing Officers
• Insurance company claims examiners
• Third-party administrators and the Self-Insured
• Injured Employees
• Employers
• Various medical providers
• Bill collectors for the physicians
• Interpreters
• Reporters in the Courts
• Photocopy employers
• Private investigators
• Bill reviewers
• Requesters of Medical Treatments
• Expert witnesses

What does a workers compensation defense attorney do?

The Role of the Workers' Compensation Attorney - Defense Side. On the defense side, workers' compensation attorneys help insurance companies or self-insured employers mitigate their exposure and defend workers' compensationclaims.

What is the fellow servant rule?

Fellow Servant Rule Law and Legal Definition. Fellow servant rule is a common law doctrine that barred or reduced the amount of money an injured employee could recover against an employer if an injury was caused solely by the negligence of a fellow worker.

What are the most common workers comp injuries?

Strains and sprains are the most common worker injury while worker injuries are most frequently the result of materials handling incidents, according to a review of more than 1.5 million workers compensation claims by The Travelers Companies.

Who came up with workers compensation?

Today's workers' compensation laws owe their origin to Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck who in a political move to mitigate social unrest, created the Employer's Liability Law of 1871. In 1884 he established Workers' Accident Insurance.