To provide financial assistance to workers who are injured on the job.

To ensure that employers provide safe working conditions.

To promote workplace safety and prevent accidents.

To resolve disputes between workers and employers.

Medical expenses

Lost wages

Disability benefits

Unemployment benefits

Employees who are injured on the job

Employees who are injured off the job

Self-employed individuals

Independent contractors

One year from the date of injury

Two years from the date of injury

Three years from the date of injury

Four years from the date of injury

$100,000

$200,000

$300,000

$400,000

File a claim with the employer's insurance carrier

File a claim with the state worker's compensation board

File a lawsuit against the employer

File a claim with the federal government

To adjudicate worker's compensation claims

To provide legal advice to workers

To investigate workplace accidents

To enforce workplace safety regulations

A workers' compensation claim is filed with the employer's insurance carrier, while a personal injury lawsuit is filed in court.

A workers' compensation claim is no-fault, while a personal injury lawsuit is based on fault.

A workers' compensation claim is limited to medical expenses and lost wages, while a personal injury lawsuit can also include pain and suffering damages.

All of the above.

The employee was not injured on the job.

The employee's injury was caused by their own negligence.

The employee's injury is not covered by the Worker's Compensation Act.

The employee has already received benefits for their injury.

Employers may deny their claims.

Insurance companies may delay or deny their benefits.

They may have to go through a lengthy appeals process.

All of the above.

Report their injury to their employer immediately.

Get medical attention as soon as possible.

Keep a record of all medical expenses and lost wages.

Contact an attorney if they have any questions or concerns.

An increase in the number of claims being filed.

An increase in the cost of workers' compensation benefits.

A decrease in the number of employers who are providing workers' compensation coverage.

All of the above.

The rising cost of medical care.

The increasing number of claims being filed.

The difficulty in determining which claims are legitimate.

All of the above.

Increasing the benefits that are available to workers.

Making it easier for workers to file claims.

Reducing the cost of workers' compensation insurance.

All of the above.

It is likely to remain largely unchanged.

It is likely to be reformed in the near future.

It is likely to be replaced by a new system.

It is impossible to say.