Accident Insurance Law of 1884
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The Accident Insurance Law of 1884 was a pioneering German social welfare statute that established compulsory, employer-funded insurance to protect workers against workplace injuries and occupational accidents.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal statute
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ social insurance law ⓘ |
| administrationBy |
Berufsgenossenschaften
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
occupational accident insurance associations ⓘ |
| appliesToSector |
industrial workers
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| associatedWithHeadOfGovernment | Otto von Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitType |
cash benefits for loss of earnings
ⓘ
medical treatment for work accidents ⓘ pensions for permanent disability ⓘ survivors’ benefits for dependents ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
no-fault compensation for work accidents
ⓘ
risk pooling among employers ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| coverage |
occupational accidents
ⓘ
workplace injuries ⓘ |
| effectOnEmployers | obligation to insure workers against accidents ⓘ |
| effectOnWorkers | legal right to accident compensation ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Reichstag of the German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Health Insurance Law of 1883 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingModel | employer-funded ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of the German system of statutory accident insurance
ⓘ
one of the first modern social insurance laws in the world ⓘ |
| implementedAs | mandatory membership in accident insurance associations ⓘ |
| inspired | later social insurance schemes in other countries ⓘ |
| insuranceType | compulsory accident insurance ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
compulsory employer liability for work accidents
ⓘ
statutory accident insurance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalArea |
industrial relations
ⓘ
social security law ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial statute ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
employers
ⓘ
workers ⓘ |
| partOf | Bismarckian social legislation ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
reduce worker-employer conflict over accident liability
ⓘ
stabilize industrial society ⓘ strengthen loyalty of workers to the state ⓘ |
| precedes | Old Age and Disability Insurance Law of 1889 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
compensation for occupational injuries
ⓘ
protection against workplace accidents ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
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