title: Workers' compensation.
abstract: Workers' compensation is a system through which the injured worker is assured by law of a partial income during the period in which he or she is unable to work. Presented in this article is a general discussion of the role of workers' compensation in our industrial society and how it relates to the practice of podiatric medicine.
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*