Hassle-Free Health Coverage: Chapter 8 Summary

Workers' compensation provides medical and disability benefits for occupational injuries or dis-eases -- accidental injuries that occur at work or occupational diseases that are contracted on the job. Workers' comp laws have drastically altered the employee-employer relationship.

This chapter has examined various methods of coverage and health benefits which are available to you as an employee. In the next chapter, we will discuss using other forms of insurance.