LAWS 3401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jumpsuit, Primary And Secondary Brain Injury, Hearing Aid
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Interpret it based on your understanding of the law. Legal terminology entitled to comp if accident arises out of and in the course of employment. Workers comp is meant to address accidents in workplace (industrial, injuries) Workers (cid:272)o(cid:373)p a(cid:272)orss the (cid:272)ou(cid:374)tr(cid:455) has little to (cid:862)(cid:374)o fault(cid:863) Workers comp is out of accident fund that is created in province. Within each jurisdiction, there is specific exemptions. Employee and employers cant waive to get out of it. If you are employee of fed government, you are governed by their own workers comp but legislation will provide compensation for your injuries based off the province: benefit scales set out in every province. Each jurisdiction has its own governing body responsible for giving out money to fund. In exchange for receiving guaranteed no-fault benefits whenever a worker suffers a work- related injury, workers would relinquish the right to sue their employers for damages. No fault benefit for no right to sue.
