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Workers’ Compensation

Several states regulate workers’ compensation laws in the United States. The Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs is housed inside the U.S. Department of Labor, although it solely oversees coverage for federal employees, longshoremen and harbor workers, energy workers, and coal miners.

Because there are no federal requirements for workers’ compensation, each state has quite different laws governing the same types of injuries.

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