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Labor Standards Act — Article 82 (Compensation for Survivors)

근로기준법 제82조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-23. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) An employer shall provide a compensation equivalent to the average wages for 1,000 days to surviving family members of an employee who has deceased during the performance of his or her duties immediately after the employee has deceased. <Amended on Mar. 21, 2008>

(2) The scope of surviving family under paragraph (1), order of a compensation for surviving family, and order of a compensation for surviving family in case of death of a person determined to receive a compensation shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 21, 2008; May 26, 2020>

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