Defenses and Legislation (Producers)

Which is NOT an example of a common-law defense?

Before Workers’ Compensation–the argument that a company could not be sued by an employee for a workplace injury because the employee’s carelessness partially caused the injury–would be considered which common-law defense?

Before Workers’ Compensation–the argument that a company could not be sued by an employee for a workplace injury because another employee’s actions caused the injury–would be considered which common-law defense?

Before Workers’ Compensation–the argument that a company could not be sued by an employee for a workplace injury because the employee knew the risks of the job prior to the injury–would be considered which common-law defense?

Which of the following statements is NOT true about current workers’ compensation laws?

Absolute liability (also known as strict liability) is a legal doctrine which means that someone is held responsible for injury or damage to another

An employee who is injured on the job is barred (prevented) from making a tort liability claim against his or her employer. This means that Workers’ Compensation is the