TY - BOOK AU - Hood,Jack B. AU - Hardy,Benjamin A. AU - Lewis,Harold S. TI - Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 031415311X (pbk. : acid-free paper) AV - H776w 2005 U1 - 344.73021 PY - 2005/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Thomson/West KW - Workers' compensation KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Employers' liability KW - Labor laws and legislation N1 - Includes index; 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. Unemployment compensation ; Fair Labor Standards Act ; Occupational Safety and Health Act ; Federal black lung benefits legislation ; Social Security ; Federal and state antidiscrimination laws in general ; Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended through 1991 ; Title VII modes of proof, administrative procedures, and remedies ; Other federal antidiscrimination laws ; Miscellaneous employee protection laws ER -