Editing Workers' compensation (section)

=== Statutory no-fault compensation ===
Workers' compensation statutes are intended to eliminate the need for litigation and the limitations of common law remedies by having employees give up the potential for pain- and suffering-related awards in exchange for not being required to prove [[tort]] (legal fault) on the part of their employer. The laws provide employees with monetary awards to cover loss of wages directly related to the accident as well as to compensate for permanent physical impairments and medical expenses.

The laws also provide benefits for dependents of those workers who are killed in work-related accidents or illnesses. Some laws also protect employers and fellow workers by limiting the amount an injured employee can recover from an employer and by eliminating the liability of co-workers in most accidents. In the United States, state statutes establish this framework for most types of employment, while federal statutes are limited to federal employees or to workers employed in some significant aspect of interstate commerce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/workers_compensation|title=Workers' Compensation|last=Legal Information Institute|publisher=Cornell University Law School|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205074742/http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/workers_compensation|archive-date=5 February 2014|url-status=live|access-date=7 February 2014}}</ref>

The exclusive remedy provision states that workers' compensation is the sole remedy available to injured workers, thus preventing employees from also making tort liability claims against their employers.