Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"Worker's compensation"
Spanish translation:
indemnización por accidente laboral
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Sep 23, 2013 01:42
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English term
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United States
United States
"Worker's compensation"
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Insurance
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for help to figure out the best way to say "worker's compensation" in Spanish. The term is being used in a document written in English that explains what worker's compensation is and the benefits it provides to employees. It is not specified what type of document this is, but based on the way the information is provided, it could be a brochure or a paragraph from an employee handbook. The information appears to be targeted towards employees who would potentially use worker's compensation.
The first sentence is, "Worker's compensation is a no-fault system designed to provide benefits to employees injured as a result of their employment activities and to limit the liability of employers."
I have found a few options, but I'm not sure which is the best to use. The options I have found include:
la indemnización laboral
la remuneración del trabajador
la compensación laboral
Thank you for any help you can provide!
Katie
I'm looking for help to figure out the best way to say "worker's compensation" in Spanish. The term is being used in a document written in English that explains what worker's compensation is and the benefits it provides to employees. It is not specified what type of document this is, but based on the way the information is provided, it could be a brochure or a paragraph from an employee handbook. The information appears to be targeted towards employees who would potentially use worker's compensation.
The first sentence is, "Worker's compensation is a no-fault system designed to provide benefits to employees injured as a result of their employment activities and to limit the liability of employers."
I have found a few options, but I'm not sure which is the best to use. The options I have found include:
la indemnización laboral
la remuneración del trabajador
la compensación laboral
Thank you for any help you can provide!
Katie
Proposed translations
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Rebecca Jowers
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Spain
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indemnización por accidente laboral
In the US those familiar with labor laws know that the expression "worker's compensation" refers specifically to compensation for occupational accidents. But in Spanish (and to those unfamliar with the US system) the literal rendering "compensación laboral" might even be understood to refer to a worker's wages or salary. And "indemnización de los trabajadores" might not make it clear that the "indemnización" in question is specifically compensation for accidents on the job. So for the sake of clarity I suggest "indemnización por accidente laboral." ("Indemnización por accidente laboral" gets 367,000 hits on Google.)
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Comment: "Thank you so much for the clarification as to why this is the best term. It makes much more sense now! I greatly appreciate the help."
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Phoenix III
United States
United States
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Compensación laboral
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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Chile
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indemnización de los trabajadores
Así me pedía que lo tradujera un cliente mexicano, en el contexto de seguros.
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"seguro a todo riesgo que cubre posibles accidentes laborales de los empleados y compensación eco...
Sistema de seguro a todo riesgo que la empresa contrata para sus empleados, y que implica cobertura médica de posibles accidentes laborales de estos y compensación económica durante el tiempo que dure su convalecencia/recuperación.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Workers' ...
No-fault system=sistema de seguro a todo riesgo.
TÉRMINO:
"seguro a todo riesgo que cubre posibles accidentes laborales de los empleados y compensación económica durante el tiempo que dure su convalecencia/recuperación.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Workers' ...
No-fault system=sistema de seguro a todo riesgo.
TÉRMINO:
"seguro a todo riesgo que cubre posibles accidentes laborales de los empleados y compensación económica durante el tiempo que dure su convalecencia/recuperación.
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