Employer's Liability — Under the Employers Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969, employers are under a statutory duty to take out insurance against claims by employees for injuries/disease arising in the course of or out of employment. It is a criminal offence not … Law dictionary
Federal Employer's Liability Act — Federal workers compensation law which protects employees of railroads engaged in interstate and foreign commerce. 45 U.S. C.A. No. 51 et seq. Payments are made for death or disability sustained in performance of duties of employment … Black's law dictionary
Federal Employer's Liability Act — Federal workers compensation law which protects employees of railroads engaged in interstate and foreign commerce. 45 U.S. C.A. No. 51 et seq. Payments are made for death or disability sustained in performance of duties of employment … Black's law dictionary
Federal Employers Liability Act — The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. (1908) is a United States federal law that protects and compensates railroaders injured on the job. Background In the years between 1889 and 1920, railroad use in the United… … Wikipedia
employer's liability insurance — noun : insurance against loss an employer may suffer from his common law liability for injury to an employee excluding liability imposed by a workmen s compensation act … Useful english dictionary
Liability insurance — is a part of the general insurance system of risk financing. Originally, individuals or companies that faced a common peril , formed a group and created a self help fund out of which to pay compensation should any member incur loss. The modern… … Wikipedia
liability — The word is a broad legal term. Mayfield v. First Nat. Bank of Chattanooga, Tenn., C.C.A.Tenn., 137 F.2d 1013, 1019. It has been referred to as of the most comprehensive significance, including almost every character of hazard or responsibility,… … Black's law dictionary
liability — The word is a broad legal term. Mayfield v. First Nat. Bank of Chattanooga, Tenn., C.C.A.Tenn., 137 F.2d 1013, 1019. It has been referred to as of the most comprehensive significance, including almost every character of hazard or responsibility,… … Black's law dictionary
employers' liability — a convenient term to group together those aspects of the law, mainly the law of tort or delict or contract, relating to the liability of the employer to his work force. More usually, it is applied narrowly to the liability in tort to take… … Law dictionary
liability — li·a·bil·i·ty /ˌlī ə bi lə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being liable 2: something for which one is liable: as a: a financial obligation: debt tax liability the bonds … Law dictionary
employers' liability acts — Statutes (e.g., Federal Employer s Liability Act; Workers Compensation Acts) defining or limiting the occasions and the extent to which public and private employers shall be liable in damages (compensation) for injuries to their employees… … Black's law dictionary