AuthorHood, Jack B
TitleWorkers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell / by Jack B. Hood, Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr
Imprint St. Paul,Minn. : West Pub. Co., 1984
Descript xxxix, 274 p. ; 19 cm

CONTENT

Historical background of compensation legislation: Employment related actions and legislation -- The Law of workers' compensation: Theories and policies of workers' compensation -- Workers' compensation and the law of torts -- Employee-employer relationship -- The Coverage formula-necessity for a "Personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment" -- Death -- Medical expenses, disabilities and benefits -- Administration -- Extraterritorial problems and overlapping coverages -- Third party actions -- Future of worker's compensation -- Employee protection legislation: Unemployment compensation -- Fair labor standards act -- Occupational safety and health act -- Federal black lung benefits legislation -- Social security -- Federal and state anti-discrimination laws -- Miscellaneous employee protection laws


SUBJECT

  1. Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation -- United States
  2. Employers' liability -- United States
  3. Labor laws and legislation -- United States

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Law Library (3rd Floor)K/US.660 H64w 1984 CHECK SHELVES