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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases (COIDA)

Employees who get hurt at work, or become sick from diseases caused by their work, can claim Compensation from the Compensation Fund. Employers pay into the Fund. If a worker gets hurt and can claim from the Fund, she or he can’t take the employer to court. However, there is a legal duty on the part of employers to report any accident at work where a worker has been hurt or injured.
(See: Compensation Fund)

The Fund does not pay the worker if the accident is the employer’s fault. The employee will have to sue the employer in court.