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 * Name of article: Workers' compensation

We have chosen this article because we want to learn more about the process of Workers’ Compensation Board; as we ourselves have observed in our workplaces in the past.

Lead
The article begins by explaining clearly what workers’ compensation is and briefly describes what the process involves. The introductory sentence fails to include what the body of the article will entail. It doesn’t include the major sections; which include information about the origin of  workers’ compensation and how it is used in different nations. The lead touches on how the name was changed to make it gender-neutral, this is not present in the article; which makes it overly detailed. The introductory sentence should be more concise, and foreshadow the reader what is to come

Content
The article begins by explaining clearly what workers’ compensation is and briefly describes what the process involves. The introductory sentence fails to include what the body of the article will entail. It doesn’t include the major sections; which include information about the origin of  workers’ compensation and how it is used in different nations. The lead touches on how the name was changed to make it gender-neutral, this is not present in the article; which makes it overly detailed. The introductory sentence should be more concise, and foreshadow the reader what is to come.

Tone and Balance
When looking at the topic as a whole, since it isn’t coming from either the employee or the employer’s perspective it is worded neutral with no bias. When referencing the “By Nation” sections of the article you can see a bias between how much information is displayed for each nation. Certain nations are either over or under represented. The article is very informative in talking about topics related to workers compensation, but never attempts to persuade the reader in agreeing or disagreeing with the information.

Sources and References
The introduction lacks reliable secondary sources; whereas the nation section includes references that back up the information given. The sources given are thorough and give appropriate information related to the topic. In our opinion all of the sources should be updated because they are not recent. Due to the old sources some of the links are unavailable, making them unreliable. The authors of the sources given are diverse; each section of the article has a different source, there are no repeats.

Organization
The article provides concise and clear information regarding the topic of workers’ compensation. The wording makes it easy to follow along and understand, with no grammatical or spelling errors. Since the article lacks deep information about workers’ compensation, it was easy for the authors to keep it well organized.

Images and Media
The only image is a snapshot of “dangerous tasks that are common in the construction workplace”, suggesting they might be reliant on workers compensation. This single image adheres to Wikipedia copyright regulations, since it was granted permission to copy, distribute or modify under the terms of the “GNU Free Documentation License”. The photo is placed by the introduction but lacks support for it; which doesn’t pull focus of the reader, as it is not essential.

Checking the talk page
Topics of conversation include lacking reliable sources, copyright issues, spelling of workers’ versus workers, and the gaps of information. The article is part of three WikiProjects; these include, the WikiProject Organized Labour, Wiki project Law, and WikiProject Occupational Safety and Health. Based on the WikiProject the article was rated C-class, Start-class; respectively the article is substantial but is still missing important content, and it is developing but still quite incomplete. Workers’ Compensation has only been brought up briefly, that was our determining factor in choosing this article, to further our understanding.

Overall impressions
The article is concise on the basic knowledge of workers’ compensation, being one of its strengths. Improvements can be made for the following areas: having reliable sources, addressing copyright issues, and gaps of information. Since the article is rated C and Start class, on Wikipedia’s rating system, the article is underdeveloped. It is lacking strength in the quality.

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