What is TRUE about workers' compensation? Question 5 options: Experience rating provides employers with a strong incentive to prevent injuries by making the workplace safer. Employees are compensated for workplace injuries and illnesses as long as the employer's negligence played a part. Employers can always avoid paying workers' compensation if it can be shown that the employee's own careless actions contributed to the injury . Because employees are hurt through no fault of their own, workers' compensation is designed to replace all of the income lost due to inability to work