Hood, Jack B. <br/><br/>
Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell 
Jack B. Hood, Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr., Harold S. Lewis, Jr. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - St. Paul, MN  Thomson/West  c2011. 
 - xlix, 564 p.  19 cm. 
 - West nutshell series .
 - Nutshell series. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) ; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ; Social Security ; Unemployment compensation ; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) ; Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) ; Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) ; Federal and state anti-discrimination, fair employment, and other laws ; Wrongful discharge ; Miscellaneous employee protection laws. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780314275325 (pbk.) 0314275320 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011293728 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Workers' compensation--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Labor laws and legislation--United States.<br/>Employers' liability--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 3615 .Z9  / H64 2011