Does the benefit of businesses having worker's compensation insurance lead to the employer's commitment toward a...

Does the benefit of businesses having worker's compensation insurance lead to the employer's commitment toward a safer work environment? Justify your answer.

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Workers compensation coverage is a state-mandated insurance program that covers lost wages and medical treatment resulting from an employee’s work-related injury or illness. It also covers services needed to help an employee recover and return to work.

Workers receive benefits regardless of who was at fault in the accident. If a worker is killed while working, workers comp (as it is often abbreviated) provides death benefits for the worker’s dependents.

Studies suggest that the faster the insurer receives notice of an injury and can initiate medical treatment and benefits, the faster the injured worker recuperates and returns to work. To help get medical treatment to the injured worker faster, some insurers help employers file promptly a "first notice of injury" with the state agency responsible for overseeing the workers compensation system, a step which can trigger the claim process.

Definitely, this insurance lead to the employer's commitment toward a safer work environment.

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