TreBds in Workmen ‘s Compemation: Coverage, Benefits, and Costs
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This year marks thefiftieth anniversary of the passage of the first e@ective workmen’s compensation law in the United States -the Federal Act of 1908. The act, although providing only limited benefits for certain Federal employees engaged in hazardous work, served as a precedent for State action. Today such laws are in eflect in all the States. This anniversary is an appropriate time to take stock of recent trends in the Federal and State programs and to measure their accomplishments.
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تاریخ انتشار 2000