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| What is workers compensation? |
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| Worker's ompensation is an statutory insurance scheme that provides an exclusive remedy against employers. The employer is strictly liable for any injuries sustained by the employee while in the course of employemnt. The employer, however, is not subject to tort liability in court. Employees cannot sue co-workers either. Under this scheme employees are not given damages for pain and suffering or punitive damages. |
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| Who decides whether the employer is strictly liable? |
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| There is an administrative body. |
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| Can employees sue others? |
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| They cannot sue employer or employees, but they can sue manufacturers or affiliated third parties. |
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| Are independent contractors covered by worker's compensation? |
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| What types of employees are notcovered by worker's compensation? |
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| teachers, white collar employees who work for non-profits, part-time household employees and clergy. |
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| When will an employee not recover under the worker's comp statutroy insurance scheme? |
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| 1. When the employee is intoxicated at work. 2. When the employee intentionally injures himself. 3. If an E is injured at an optional company softball game. |
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| What are borderline cases where employees are covered? |
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| 1. E committed an illegal act whle working on job. 2. Horseplay cases... provided that the horseplay is during, not after work. |
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| Employees who are covered by worker's comp, what do they get? |
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| medical expenses plus 2/3 of avg weekly wage rate. . . If you the employee dies employee gets statutory death benefits and funeral expenses |
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