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workman's compensation — work·man s compensation n: workers compensation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Compensation — • Denotes the price paid for human exertion or labour Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Compensation Compensation † … Catholic encyclopedia
workman — A working man. A man employed for wages in labor, whether in tilling the soil or manufacturing, whether an artificer or common laborer. Anno: 129 ALR 990. Any person who occupies the status of servant under the law of master and servant. One… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Workers' compensation — (colloquially known as workers comp in North America or compo in Australia) a form of insurance that provides compensation medical care for employees who are injured in the course of employment, in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the… … Wikipedia
Workmen's Compensation Act 1897 — was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which dealt with the right of working people for compensation for personal injury.A workman was defined as, any person who is engaged in an employment to which this Act applies, whether by way of manual… … Wikipedia
Workmen's compensation act — (Law) A statute fixing the compensation that a workman may recover from an employer in case of accident, esp. the British act of 6 Edw. VII. c. 58 (1906) giving to a workman, except in certain cases of serious and willful misconduct, a right… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nimrod Workman — Born November 5, 1895 Died November 26, 1994 Knoxville, Tennessee Occupation singer, coal miner and union activist Nimrod Workman (November 5, 1895 November 26, 1994) was an American singer, coal miner and trade unionist. His musical repertoire… … Wikipedia
workmen's compensation — A general and comprehensive term applied to and embracing those laws providing for compensation for loss resulting from the injury, disablement, or death of workmen through industrial accident, casualty, or disease such laws possessing the common … Ballentine's law dictionary
Workmen's Compensation Act 1906 — was a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which dealt with the right of working people for compensation for personal injury.A workman was defined as, any person who enters into or works under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer … Wikipedia
Skyline Towers collapse — On March 2, 1973, the center section of the 26 story Skyline Plaza in Bailey s Crossroads, Virginia, in Fairfax County which borders Arlington and Alexandria, gave way. The cascading concrete and steel killed 14 people and injured 34 others. [… … Wikipedia
