The Workingmen's Compensation Act of 1916 provided what for federal workers?

• A. Accident and injury protection.
• B. Unemployment benefits.
• C. Medicare benefits.
• D. Retirement pensions.

Answer: (A)

The question tests understanding of an early federal effort to protect workers who are injured on the job. The Workingmen’s Compensation Act of 1916 created a system for federal employees to receive benefits if they were hurt while performing government duties. It guaranteed medical care and wage replacement (disability benefits) for work-related injuries, funded and administered by the federal government. This reflected the Progressive Era move toward public responsibility for worker welfare and set a precedent for workers’ compensation that influenced later state programs.

This act did not provide unemployment benefits, Medicare, or retirement pensions, which are associated with different policies developed in later periods.