The Workers Compensation Act: Pros And Cons

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The Workers Compensation Act has been amended several times and it original origin hard to place. This act was created because injured employees were not being treated fairly by their employers. If they did get injured they had a hard time in court trying their cases against their employers whom generally had the ear of the law on their side. The state of Maryland established a workers’ compensation role in 1902, but was amended from 1916, 1920, and 1926 (1926 act) etcetera. The 1987 amendment gave seriously injured employees the right to sue their employers for damages at common law meaning, they had a right to sue as long as they could prove it. The 1992 amendment increased the workers compensation lump sum for permanent pain and suffering

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