The labor compensation laws are intended to protect workers who may encounter injuries in the course of duty.
Labor compensation laws are those laws that are enacted in order to protect workers who encounter accidents that lead to disability or injury in the course of their jobs.
The reasons for these labor compensation laws are;
To ensure that any injured or ill worker receives the best medical attention so that he/she can speedily return to work.
To make sure that the injured worker still has an income while nursing the injury
To ensure that employers are ultimately involved in the rehabilitation of injured employees
To provide a legal framework upon which employees can make claims to benefits
To make employers more responsible towards their employees.
