The Employees Compensation Act (the “Act”) requires an employer with one employee or more to register employees (with the exception of certain categories of employees such as government officials and teachers at private schools) with the Employees Compensation Fund (the “Fund”) at the Social Security Office. The purpose of the Fund is to compensate employees — or their estate — for lost wages in the event of the employee’s employment‐related injury, illness, or death, as well as for such an employee’s, medical treatment and rehabilitation, or funeral costs.
