Side/Multiple Jobs and a Revision of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act in 2020:

Evaluation based on comparative law and future issues

Abstract

In Japan, the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act was revised in March 2020. Under this revision, in the event that a person working a side job or multiple jobs suffers an accident at work, the amount of insurance benefits can be calculated based on the total amount of wages paid at all workplaces (aggregation of wages) and in the event that such a person develops a brain or heart disease or mental illness, a workers’ accident can be recognized based on the total load imposed at all workplaces (aggregation of loads). This paper clarifies the significance of this revision and future issues by comparing the workers’ compensation insurance systems in Germany, France, and the U.S.