injured worker

collocation in English

meaningsofinjuredandworker

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injured
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.dʒəd/us
/ˈɪn.dʒɚd/
hurt or ...
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worker
noun[C]
uk
/ˈwɜː.kər/us
/ˈwɝː.kɚ/
someone who works in a particular job or in a ...
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(Definition ofinjuredandworkerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Prior to this legislation, the death of aninjuredworkerbarred any recovery.
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But that reverse process left the employer protected, while leaving theinjuredworkerunprotected and uncompensated.
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Up to 50 years ago nothing was done for theinjuredworker.
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We seek to improve the rules for determining the weekly earnings of theinjuredworker.
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I may be told that the position of the children of theinjuredworkeris different from the position of the children of other fathers.
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The standard of living of aninjuredworkeris inevitably lower, by reason of his injury alone.
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The unequal struggle between aninjuredworkerand a rich, powerful and very persuasive insurance company is also known to many.
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We must look upon theinjuredworkeras a citizen injured in carrying on the nation's work and not as someone who wants our charity.
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They said that it should be possible for aninjuredworkerto get two-thirds of his wages up to a maximum of £3 a week.
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The whole of the contractual arrangements governing the ownership of the defective equipment militates very strongly against aninjuredworker.
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Before that change there was a heavy onus of proof on theinjuredworker, but this has been gradually lightened.
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That is a radical departure from the past and it very greatly improves the situation of theinjuredworker.
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We have been pressing for years for something to be done to improve the position of theinjuredworker.
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The industrial injuries scheme was an attempt at a no-fault system of compensation for industrial injuries, since aninjuredworkerdid not have to make that choice.
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Theinjuredworkerat the docks has to suffer precisely the same as the injured miner in the event of his employer going into liquidation.
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A complying agreement must then be made in writing between the insurer and theinjuredworker.
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He also introduced new workers' compensation legislation, the highlight of which was making compensation automatic, rather than the result of a lawsuit by theinjuredworker.
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For most employers, it was cheaper to replace a dead orinjuredworkerthan it was to introduce safety measures.
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Payments will be made to theinjuredworkeron a weekly basis, the amount dependent on the severity of the injury.
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At that point, no further healing or improvement is deemed possible and this occurs despite continuing medical treatment or rehabilitative programs theinjuredworkerpartakes in.
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