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AFFIRMATIVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DEFENSE: CALIFORNIA LAW AND INTOXICATED EMPLOYEES

Workers’ compensation insurance provides no-fault benefits to people who were injured while on the job. An employer can be held responsible for a workplace injury even if the accident was not their fault. That being said, liability is not automatic. There are several affirmative defenses that employers and insurers can raise to deny coverage. An […]