<P> The first statewide workers ' compensation law was passed in Maryland in 1902 , and the first law covering federal employees was passed in 1906 . ( See : FELA , 1908 ; FECA , 1916 ; Kern , 1918 . ) By 1949 , every state had enacted a workers ' compensation program . </P>
<P> The first statewide workers ' compensation law was passed in Maryland in 1902 , and the first law covering federal employees was passed in 1906 . ( See : FELA , 1908 ; FECA , 1916 ; Kern , 1918 . ) By 1949 , every state had enacted a workers ' compensation program . </P>
first workers ' compensation law in the united states
first workers ' compensation law in the united states
Maryland in 1902
Maryland in 1902