Definition of Workmen's compensation act
1.
(Law)
A
statute
fixing
the
compensation
that
a
workman
may
recover
from
an
employer
in
case
of
accident
,
esp
.
the
British
act
of
6
Edw
.
VII
.
c
.
58
(
1906
)
giving
to
a
workman
,
except
in
certain
cases
of
"
serious
and
willful
misconduct
,"
a
right
against
his
employer
to
a
certain
compensation
on
the
mere
occurrence
of
an
accident
where
the
common
law
gives
the
right
only
for
negligence
of
the
employer
.
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