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Workers' Compensation Glossary of Terms - Guideone Insurance

AOE/COE - Arising Out of Employment, and in the Course Of Employment or caused by a worker's job and occurring while working. An injury or illness must be AOE/ ...

DWC glossary of workers' compensation terms for injured workers

A glossary of terms and abbreviations commonly used in workers' compensation from the publication entitled Workers' Compensation Laws of California, 2006 ...

Workers' compensation insurance glossary

Independent review organization (in workers' compensation) – An organization that the insurance commissioner certifies to review workers' ...

The Workers' Compensation Glossary | Workers' Comp 101

We've defined the most commonly used workers' comp and insurance terms to help you navigate the insurance industry's lingo.

Common Abbreviations & Acronyms Used In Workers ...

Workers' Compensation. WCAB. Workers' Comp Appeals Board. (Judge at WCAB determines outcome of litigated cases). WCIRB. Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating ...

Workers' Compensation Glossary - FindLaw

A method of recovery from physical injuries. Usually performed between surgery or recovery from a serious injury and return to work.

Glossary of Common Workers' Compensation Acronyms and Terms

AOE/COE Arising out of or in course of employment; AWW Average Weekly Wages; BAW Body as a Whole (for impairment ratings); BWC Bureau ...

Workers' Compensation - U.S. Department of Labor

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers four major disability compensation programs which provides to ...

New York State Workers' Compensation Board Glossary - NY.gov

The number assigned to a workers' compensation claim. The case number structure is eight characters beginning with an alpha character, followed by seven ...

Workers' Compensation: What It Is, How It Works, and Who Pays

Workers' compensation is a form of employer insurance coverage that pays benefits to workers who have been injured or disabled due to a work-related accident, ...

Workers' Compensation Glossary | University Human Resources

Temporary Partial Disability (TPD): Missed time benefits payable if the employee returns to part-time work during the healing period. The 3-day waiting period ...

Appendix B Workers Compensation Glossary of Terms - NH.gov

This section of terms is taken from The Workers Compensation Insurance Organizations a voluntary association of authorized or licensed rating, advisory, or data ...

Workers' Compensation Terms Glossary | EMPLOYERS Insurance

There are many different acronyms used in workers' compensation insurance policies and laws. Below we spell out and define some of the most common terms.

GLOSSARY OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION TERMS - Keenan

GLOSSARY OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION TERMS. Accepted Claim: A claim in which the insurance company agrees your injury or illness is covered by workers' ...

VWC Glossary of Terms | Virginia Workers' Compensation ...

Compensable Claim: A claim in which the Claim Administrator and/or Insurance Carrier agrees or the Commission finds that an injury or occupational disease arose ...

Definitions of Common Terms used in Workers' Compensation Claims

Utilization review - a procedure used by the respondent insurance carrier to evaluate the necessity and appropriateness of medical care in workers' ...

Glossary of Workers' Compensation Terminology - Dyer Law

We've compiled a glossary of commonly used words and phrases to reference while navigating your workers' comp case.

What is workers' compensation? - Nationwide

Workers' compensation insurance definition ... Workers' compensation provides medical expenses, lost wages, and rehabilitation costs to employees who are injured ...

Workers Compensation Terms and Definitions

It is important for you to understand some of the legal terms and their definitions that you may come across during your workers compensation claim.

What is Workers' Compensation?

Workers' compensation is insurance that provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job.


Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission

The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission is an agency of the U.S. state of Virginia that oversees the resolution of workers' compensation claims brought in that state, in accordance with the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act.

Unemployment benefits

Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people.