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Workers' Compensation: Selected Comparisons of Federal and State Laws

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 3, 1996
Report No. GGD-96-76
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Summary:

Concerns have been raised that workers' compensation benefits authorized under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act may provide federal workers having job-related injuries with more generous benefits than other federal or state workers' compensation programs. This report compares (1) monetary benefits authorized by the act with those authorized by other workers' compensation laws and (2) other significant benefit provisions of federal and state workers' compensation laws, such as those involving waiting periods, physician choice, and coverage of occupational diseases.

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