4.1.7: Wisconsin Workers' Compensation
Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Facts
The Worker's Compensation Act provides for payment of reasonable medical expenses and compensation for lost wages resulting from work-related injuries or disabilities. These benefits are the responsibility of the self-insured employer or the employer's worker's compensation insurance carrier.
Go to the website and video below and to the attachment to learn more about Wisconsin Workers' Compensation. Questions answered include:
- What is Worker's Compensation
- Where did it come from?
- What benefits are payable under a policy?
- When is an employer required to have a policy?
- What about out of state employees?
- What is self-insurance?
- Who pays for this?
Source: "Worker's Compensation Basic Facts." Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
NOTE: A printable PDF - Q & A Workers Compnesation - is attached below.