Charles Spinelli on the Workers Compensation Program
itockphoto.com Charles Spinelli: The Workings of Workers' Compensation According to Charles Spinelli, workers' compensation, otherwise called "workers' comp," is a program that offers and provides benefits to workers who are ill or injured on the job. It is a disability insurance program that provides healthcare benefits, cash benefits, or both to workers who suffer illness or injury as a direct result of doing their jobs. In the United States, individual states typically handle workers' compensation. The required benefits vary from state to state. Texas is currently the only state not requiring employers to provide workers' compensation insurance. Charles Spinelli mentions that not all employees are covered in several states. Some states, for instance, exclude small businesses. Other states have different requirements for various industries. Under workers' compensation, the salary replacement paid to an employee is normally less than the worker'...