What is the purpose of workers’ compensation? to provide money or to pay medical bills for workers injured on the job to serve as a safety net for people earning less than minimum wage to supplement the income of workers who have retired to workers who have been unemployed for six months or longer

The correct answer is A. To provide money or to pay medical bills for workers injured on the job

Explanation:

Worker's compensation is a type of insurance in terms of money or wage, medical insurance and other benefits for the employees injured in the workplace, this can include weekly payments if the employee can not work as a result of the injury or illness caused in the workplace; payment of medical expenses to recover; compensation if the worker has suffered long-term damage; and compensations to the dependents if the employee dies. Thus, the main purpose of this system is to compensate or to pay the damage caused to the employee during his /her job, this means this system provides money, pay medical bills and gives other benefits to the workers injured on the job as the employer is somehow responsible for the damage caused in the workplace.