Research Catalog

Title

Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell / by Jack B. Hood, Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr., Harold S. Lewis, Jr.

Author

Hood, Jack B.

Publication

St. Paul, MN : West, c2011.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Hardy, Benjamin A., Jr., 1945-
• Lewis, Harold S., 1947-

Description

xlix, 564 p.; 19 cm.

Series Statement

West nutshell series

Subject

• Workers' compensation > Law and legislation > United States
• Employers' liability > United States
• Labor laws and legislation > United States

Genre/Form

• examination study guides.
• Study guides
• Guides de l'étudiant.

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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 ; 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 -- 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.

ISBN

• 9780314275325
• 0314275320

OCLC

• 752305425
• SCSB-10227746

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library