Glossary of Workers'
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Glossaries Index
Carve-out: Carve-out programs
allow employers and unions to create their own alternatives for
workers' compensation benefit delivery and dispute resolution under
a collective bargaining agreement.
Claim form: The form used to
report a work injury or illness to your employer. The form is filed
out and turned in at your place of business.
Claims administrator: The term
for insurance companies and others that handle your workers'
compensation claim. Most claims administrators work for insurance
companies or third party administrators handling claims for
employers. Some claims administrators work directly for large
employers that handle their own claims.
Commutation: An order by a
workers' compensation judge for a lump sum payment of part or all of
your permanent disability award.
Cumulative injury: An injury
that was caused by repeated events at work.
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