German Statutory Accident Insurance or workers' compensation is among the oldest branches of German social insurance. Occupational accident insurance was established in Germany by statute in 1884.[1] It is now a national, compulsory program that insures workers for injuries or illness incurred through their employment, or the commute to or from their employment. Wage earners, apprentices, family helpers and students including children in kindergarten are covered by this program. Almost all self-employed persons can voluntarily become insured.[2] The German workers' compensation laws were the first of their kind.
- ^ "125 Jahre Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung" (PDF).
- ^ http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/rcwc/research/perrin-thorau-germany.pdf, Government of British Columbia, Comparative Review of Workers’ Compensation Systems in Select Jurisdictions, Germany, Retrieved September 8, 2010.
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