What is the purpose of a worker’s compensation scheme?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Goik v Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal, 2017 BCSC 1756 (CanLII):
The purpose of worker’s compensation schemes is to provide generous coverage to workers who are injured in the course of their employment. (Bagri v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal, 2009 BCSC 300 at para. 20).
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