Nutshell: Workers’ Compensation and Employee Protection Laws

Description

One of over 150 titles in West’s Law in a Nutshell series, this book is a comprehensive resource in an easy-to-read, concise format. With a title representing almost every area of law, Nutshells provide a solid understanding of a specific area of law and include references to important cases that have helped shaped the law. Topics included in this title are: historical background of compensation legislation; employment-related actions and legislation; law of workers’ compensation; theories and policies of workers’ compensation; workers’ compensation and the law of torts; employee-employer relationship; coverage formula-necessity for a personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment;” death; medical expenses