Level: Intermediate
Why you need this course:
After completing this course, you’ll be able to analyze the common-law duties of employers to their workers and the defenses against workers compensation claims available to employers.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the common-law employer liability loss exposure.
- Explain how workplace injuries were handled before workers compensation laws were enacted.
- Describe the goals of workers compensation laws.
- Describe the common features of workers compensation laws.
- Describe the various federal statutes dealing with compensation for workplace
injuries, the workers subject to the statutes, and the remedies provided by the statutes.
- Given a case, identify any applicable federal statute and the remedy that would apply.
Cost: $20 per Professional Development Hour (PDH). Information on Professional Development Hours (PDH) provided can be found here.
The Workers Compensation System Topics Include:
- Common-law employer liability loss exposure
- How workplace injuries were handled before workers compensation laws were enacted
- Goals of workers compensation laws
- Common features of workers compensation laws
- Various federal statutes dealing with compensation for workplace injuries, the workers subject to the statutes, and the remedies provided by the statutes
- Various exceptions and challenges to the exclusive remedy concept
Additional Course Resource
Additional Knowledge Solutions
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