Before Implementation of Workers' Compensation Laws in the United States

question 60

Multiple Choice

Before implementation of workers' compensation laws in the United States, employees were seldom paid for work-related injuries.The injured employee's ability to recover damages was hindered by the fact that even a negligent employer could use three common law defenses to disavow liability for workers' injuries.Which of the following is a common law defense?

• A)Fellow-servant rule
• B)Unforeseeable Misuse
• C)Attractive nuisance
• D)Concurrent negligence
• E)Proximate cause

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