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US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
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Workers' compensation
Form of insurance
Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Federal Employers Liability Act
1908 U.S. law that protects and compensates railroaders injured on the job
The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1908), is a United States federal law that protects and compensates railroaders injured on the job.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)