Under the Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA), an employer is liable to compensate an employee for death, sickness or injuries arising out of and during the period of employment.
The employer can also be sued for damages sustained by the employee. The Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) lets employees make claims for work-related injuries or diseases without having to file a civil suit under common law. It is a quicker alternative to the common law for settling compensation claims.
Employees can claim under WICA if they are injured in a work accident or suffered a disease due to work. Injured employees don’t have to engage a lawyer to file a WICA claim.
Some employer may have used alternative policy to replace WICA, such as using Group Personal Accident (GPA). We will cover this subject in another discussion. WICA vs GPA.
Who is not covered The Work Injury Compensation Act (WICA) covers any employee who is under a contract of apprenticeship, contract of service, regardless of salary.