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Before Workers' Compensation Laws, What Legal Defenses Did Employers Use

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Before workers' compensation laws, what legal defenses did employers use when they were sued by an employee injured at work? Briefly explain each of these defenses.


Definitions:

Money Supply

The overall financial capital available in an economy at a particular moment.

Discount Rate

The interest rate charged to commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they receive from the central bank's discount window.

Reserve Requirement

Regulations set by central banks determining the minimum amount of reserves each bank must hold as a proportion of its deposits.

Protection Against Inflation

Strategies or financial instruments designed to safeguard an individual's or entity's purchasing power from the erosion effects of inflation.

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