Workers' compensation laws protect people who become injured or disabled while working at their jobs. The laws provide the injured workers with fixed monetary awards in an attempt to eliminate the need for litigation. These laws also provide benefits for dependents of those workers who are killed because of work-related accidents or illnesses.
See workers compensation.
[Last reviewed in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
See workers compensation.
[Last reviewed in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
See workers compensation.
[Last reviewed in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
Workplace safety involves regulations designed to protect working conditions and eliminate personal injuries and illnesses from occurring in the workplace. Workplace safety regulations/laws consist primarily of federal and state statutes.
Wrongful constructive discharge is a form of wrongful termination where, instead of directly firing the employee, the employer creates working conditions so intolerable that the employee is effectively forced to resign.
See wrongful termination.
[Last reviewed in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]
Wrongful termination is a terminated employee's claim that the firing breached an employment contract or public policy.
Wrongful discharge in violation of public policy (WDVPP) refers to a situation in which an employee is fired for reasons that oppose public policy interests. Such interests included protecting the individual’s rights or the general well-being of the community.
A yellow dog contract is an agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee agrees not to join or remain a member of a labor union as a condition of employment.
