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Carve-out: Carve-out programs allow employers
and unions to create their own alternatives for workers'
compensation benefit delivery and dispute resolution
under a collective bargaining agreement.
Claim form: The form used to report a work
injury or illness to your employer. The form is filed
out and turned in at your place of business.
Claims administrator: The term for insurance
companies and others that handle your workers'
compensation claim. Most claims administrators work for
insurance companies or third party administrators
handling claims for employers. Some claims
administrators work directly for large employers that
handle their own claims.
Commutation: An order by a workers'
compensation judge for a lump sum payment of part or all
of your permanent disability award.
Cumulative injury: An injury that was caused
by repeated events at work.
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