Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell / Jack B. Hood, Former Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law ; Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr., Associate Professor, Jacksonville State University ; Harold S. Lewis, Jr., Walter F. George Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law.
2011
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Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell / Jack B. Hood, Former Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law ; Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr., Associate Professor, Jacksonville State University ; Harold S. Lewis, Jr., Walter F. George Professor of Law, Mercer University School of Law.
Variant Title
Title on introductory web page: Hood, Hardy and Lewis' workers compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell
Edition
Fifth edition.
Imprint
St. Paul, MN : West, a Thomson Reuters business, [2011]
Description
1 online resource (xlix, 564 pages).
Series
Nutshell series.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
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Includes index.
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Online resource (Westlaw, viewed August 21, 2013).
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West Academic study aids.
Language
English
ISBN
9781628106077 (electronic book)
1628106077 (electronic book)
9780314275325
0314275320
1628106077 (electronic book)
9780314275325
0314275320
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