Overview
"Workers' compensation laws were enacted to protect employees who suffer work-related disability resulting from injury or disease, by providing monetary compensation and other benefits. This almanac explores the various Federal and state workers' compensation systems and the laws governing these programs. Although state workers' compensation laws may vary, this almanac sets forth a general discussion of the common characteristics of a state workers' compensation system. It also sets forth an overview of the federal workers' compensation system that governs federal employees pursuant to the Federal Employment Compensation Act (FECA). In addition, this almanac discusses two industry-specific federal workers' compensation programs: (1) The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program, which provides compensation benefits to maritime employees and other related groups; and (2) The Black Lung Benefits Program, which provides compensation benefits to coal miners suffering from a occupational respiratory illness known as ""black lung"" disease. The Appendix provides applicable statutes, resource directories, and other pertinent information and data. The Glossary contains definitions of many of the terms used throughout the almanac."
Full Product Details
Author: Margaret C. Jasper
Publisher: Thomson West
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.574kg
ISBN: 9780195369076
ISBN 10: 0195369076
Pages: 276
Publication Date: 01 March 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Author Information
MARGARET C. JASPER is an attorney engaged in the general practice of law in South Salem, New York, concentrating in the areas of personal injury and entertainment law. Ms. Jasper holds a Juris Doctor degree from Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York, is a member of the New York and Connecticut bars, and is certified to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Jasper has been appointed to the law guardian panel for the Family Court of the State of New York, is a member of a number of professional organizations and associations, and is a New York State licensed real estate broker operating as Jasper Real Estate, in South Salem, New York. Margaret Jasper maintains a website at http: //www.JasperLawOffice.com. In 2004, Ms. Jasper successfully argued a case before the New York Court of Appeals, which gives mothers of babies who are stillborn due to medical negligence the right to bring a legal action and recover emotional distress damages. This successful appeal overturned a 26-year old New York case precedent, which previously prevented mothers of stillborn babies to sue their negligent medical providers.
