Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell /
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| Language: | English |
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St. Paul, MN :
Thomson/West,
2011
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| Edition: | 5th ed |
| Series: | Nutshell Series
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Historical background of compensation legislation. Employment related actions and legislation
- pt. 2. The law of workers' compensation. Theories and policies of workers' compensation ; Workers' compensation and the law of torts ; The 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 workers' compensation
- pt. 3. Employee protection legislation. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) ; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ; Social Security ; Unemployment compensation ; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) ; Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) ; Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) ; Federal and state anti-discrimination, fair employment, and other laws ; Wrongful discharge ; Miscellaneous employee protection laws