STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—1ȱQUIZȱ
LegalȱConceptsȱ
Directions:ȱFillȱinȱtheȱblank(s)ȱwithȱtheȱmostȱappropriateȱtermȱorȱphraseȱtoȱcompleteȱ
theȱsentence.ȱ
ȱȱ Answersȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱȱ TheȱlawsȱcreatedȱbyȱtheȱOccupationalȱSafetyȱ
andȱHealthȱAdministrationȱgenerallyȱapplyȱtoȱ
employersȱengagedȱinȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ.ȱ
1._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱTheȱU.S.ȱCongressȱenactedȱtheȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱtoȱ
helpȱachieveȱsafetyȱinȱtheȱworkplace.ȱ
2._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱOSHAȱinspectorsȱcanȱobtainȱa(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱifȱ
theyȱareȱdeniedȱaccessȱtoȱaȱworkplace.ȱ
3._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱȱ Theȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱenforcesȱtheȱrulesȱmadeȱbyȱtheȱ
OccupationalȱSafetyȱandȱHealthȱAdministraȬ
tion.ȱ
4._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱȱ OSHAȱseeksȱtoȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱinjuries.ȱ5._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱTheȱOSHȱAct’sȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱrequiresȱemployersȱtoȱ
provideȱaȱplaceȱofȱemploymentȱfreeȱfromȱrecogȬ
nizedȱhazardsȱthatȱareȱlikelyȱtoȱcauseȱdeathȱorȱseȬ
riousȱphysicalȱharm.ȱ
6._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱTheȱDepartmentȱofȱLaborȱmustȱbeȱnotifiedȱ
withinȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱhoursȱifȱanȱinjuryȱrequiresȱ
threeȱorȱmoreȱemployeesȱtoȱbeȱhospitalizedȱorȱ
ifȱthereȱisȱaȱdeath.ȱ
7._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱEmployeesȱmayȱmakeȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcallsȱtoȱ
OSHAȱaboutȱsafetyȱviolations.ȱ
8._______________________ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱOSHAȱestablishesȱ____?____ȱstandardsȱȱforȱ
9.ȱ______________________ȱ
10.ȱOneȱapproachȱusedȱbyȱtheȱUnitedȱStatesȱtoȱ
protectȱworkersȱfromȱonȬtheȬjobȱinjuriesȱisȱ
a(n)ȱ____?____ȱapproach.ȱ
10.ȱ______________________ȱ
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LegalȱApplicationsȱ
11.ȱWandaȱMarinerȱoperatesȱaȱdayȱcareȱfacilityȱcalledȱWeeCareȱforȱ30ȱchildren.ȱAnȱ
OSHAȱinspectorȱorderedȱWandaȱtoȱinstallȱchildȱsafetyȱlocksȱonȱallȱclosetsȱconȬ
tainingȱcleaningȱagentsȱorȱotherȱhazardousȱchemicals.ȱWhatȱwillȱhappenȱifȱsheȱ
doesȱnotȱcomply?ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱȱȱ12.ȱȱAnȱOSHAȱinspectorȱregularlyȱvisitsȱKnight’sȱMarketȱtoȱcheckȱtheȱstore’sȱmeatȬ
cuttingȱequipment.ȱRichardȱKnightȱrefusesȱtoȱgrantȱtheȱinspectorȱentranceȱoneȱ
dayȱbecauseȱheȱknowsȱthatȱoneȱofȱhisȱmeatȱslicersȱwillȱnotȱpassȱtheȱsafetyȱinȬ
spection.ȱRichardȱbreathesȱaȱsighȱofȱreliefȱwhenȱtheȱinspectorȱleaves.ȱShouldȱ
RichardȱassumeȱthatȱtheȱOSHAȱemployeeȱwillȱnotȱreturn?ȱExplainȱyourȱanȬ
swer.ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—1ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ
Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ
spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ
ȱ
1.ȱOSHAȱcomplianceȱofficersȱinspectedȱtheȱPrattȱ&ȱWhitneyȱplant.ȱTheȱofficersȱisȬ
suedȱcitationsȱforȱaȱseriousȱviolationȱofȱtheȱgeneralȱdutyȱclauseȱbecause,ȱduringȱ
theirȱinspection,ȱtheyȱfoundȱlargeȱquantitiesȱofȱacidsȱandȱcyanidesȱinȱaȱcommon,ȱ
indoor,ȱbulkȬchemicalȱstorageȱarea.ȱIfȱtheȱacidȱwereȱtoȱcomeȱintoȱcontactȱwithȱ
scribedȱdidȱnotȱconstituteȱaȱrecognizedȱhazardȱwithinȱtheȱgeneralȱdutyȱclause.ȱ
Shouldȱthey?ȱExplain.ȱ[Prattȱ&ȱWhitneyȱAircraftȱv.ȱSec’yȱofȱLabor,ȱ649ȱF.ȱ2dȱ96ȱ(2dȱ
Cir.ȱ1981)]ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
2.ȱRichardȱTealȱwasȱinjuredȱwhenȱheȱfellȱ17ȱfeetȱfromȱaȱladderȱwhileȱworkingȱatȱaȱ
DuPontȱplant.ȱUponȱinspectionȱofȱtheȱplant,ȱOSHAȱdiscoveredȱthatȱDuPont’sȱ
Pontȱunderȱtheȱspecificȱdutyȱclause;ȱi.e.,ȱtheȱdutyȱwasȱtoȱtheȱemployeesȱofȱDuȬ
Pontȱonly.ȱWillȱthisȱdefenseȱwork?ȱExplain.ȱ[Tealȱv.ȱDuPontȱdeȱNemoursȱ&ȱCo.,ȱ728ȱ
F.ȱ2dȱ799ȱ(6thȱCir.ȱ1984)]ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—1ȱRETEACHȱ
Directions:ȱWriteȱtheȱanswersȱtoȱQuestionsȱ1–8ȱonȱtheȱblanksȱprovided.ȱTheȱanswerȱ
toȱQuestionȱ9ȱshouldȱappearȱinȱtheȱverticalȱboxes.ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱȱȱ 9.ȱ
1.ȱȱȱ __ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
3.ȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
5.ȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
6.ȱȱ __ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
7.ȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
8.ȱȱ __ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
1.ȱIfȱtheȱemployerȱdeniedȱanȱOSHAȱinspectorȱentranceȱtoȱaȱworkplace,ȱwhatȱcanȱ
theȱinspectorȱobtainȱinȱorderȱtoȱgainȱentrance?ȱ
2.ȱAgencyȱthatȱenforcesȱtheȱrulesȱmadeȱbyȱtheȱOccupationalȱSafetyȱandȱHealthȱ
Administrationȱ
4.ȱRequiredȱtoȱfileȱperiodicȱsafetyȱreportsȱdescribingȱworkȬrelatedȱinjuriesȱ
6.ȱInȱwhatȱformȱareȱmanyȱsafetyȱviolationsȱreportedȱtoȱOSHA?ȱ
7.ȱHowȱmanyȱhoursȱdoesȱanȱemployerȱhaveȱtoȱnotifyȱtheȱDepartmentȱofȱLaborȱofȱ
anȱinjuryȱthatȱrequiresȱthreeȱorȱmoreȱemployeesȱtoȱbeȱhospitalized?ȱ
8.ȱClauseȱthatȱrequiresȱemployersȱtoȱprovideȱaȱplaceȱofȱemploymentȱthatȱisȱfreeȱ
fromȱhazardsȱ
9.ȱGroupȱofȱpeopleȱthatȱwillȱnotȱbeȱdiscriminatedȱagainstȱifȱtheyȱinformȱOSHAȱofȱ
safetyȱviolationsȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—1ȱENRICHMENTȱ
Inȱthisȱlesson,ȱyouȱlearnedȱaboutȱtheȱOccupationalȱSafetyȱandȱHealthȱActȱ(OSHȱAct)ȱ
enactedȱinȱ1970ȱbyȱtheȱU.S.ȱCongress.ȱThisȱlawȱcreatedȱtheȱOccupationalȱSafetyȱandȱ
HealthȱAdministrationȱandȱempoweredȱitȱtoȱenactȱrulesȱandȱregulationsȱdesignedȱtoȱ
achieveȱsafetyȱinȱtheȱworkplace.ȱTheȱbasicȱpolicyȱbehindȱthisȱlegislationȱwasȱtoȱdiȬ
rectlyȱpreventȱinjuriesȱbyȱrequiringȱthatȱworkplacesȱbeȱsafe.ȱInterviewȱtheȱownerȱ(orȱ
someoneȱinȱtheȱcompanyȱwhoȱoverseesȱworkplaceȱsafety)ȱofȱaȱcompanyȱcoveredȱbyȱ
theȱOSHȱActȱ(firmsȱengagedȱinȱinterstateȱcommerce).ȱFindȱoutȱaboutȱspecificȱworkȬ
placeȱsafetyȱregulationsȱcoveringȱthisȱcompanyȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱbelow.ȱ
ȱ
1.ȱAreȱthereȱanyȱsafetyȱregulationsȱregardingȱclothingȱorȱequipmentȱtoȱbeȱwornȱbyȱ
workers?ȱ
ȱ
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ȱ
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2.ȱAreȱworkersȱrequiredȱtoȱreceiveȱspecificȱtrainingȱinȱsafetyȱprocedures?ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
3.ȱWhatȱareȱsomeȱofȱtheȱspecificȱminimumȱstandardsȱestablishedȱforȱlighting,ȱvenȬ
tilation,ȱandȱsanitation?ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
4.ȱDoesȱanȱOSHAȱinspectorȱinspectȱtheȱworkplaceȱonȱaȱregularȱbasis?ȱIfȱso,ȱisȱhisȱorȱ
herȱvisitȱannouncedȱinȱadvanceȱorȱisȱitȱunannounced?ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—2ȱQUIZȱ
LegalȱConceptsȱ
Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ
whetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱ
ȱAnswersȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱAssumptionȱofȱriskȱoccursȱwhenȱaȱpersonȱisȱawareȱofȱaȱdangerȱ
thatȱcouldȱcauseȱinjury,ȱbutȱvoluntarilyȱremainsȱinȱtheȱdangerȬ
ousȱsituation.ȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱNewȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱlawsȱtendȱtoȱallocateȱrisksȱbasedȱonȱ
fault.ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱContributoryȱnegligenceȱmeansȱthatȱaȱcoȬworkerȱcontributedȱtoȱ
theȱcauseȱofȱaȱworkerȇsȱinjury.ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱAnȱinjuredȱworkerȱmustȱbeȱrepresentedȱbyȱaȱlawyerȱevenȱwhenȱ
theȱclaimȱisȱsmall.ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱMostȱstatesȱpayȱaboutȱ80ȱpercentȱofȱlostȱwagesȱtoȱinjuredȱemȬ
ployees.ȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱAnȱinjuredȱemployeeȱusuallyȱreceivesȱ10ȱpercentȱmoreȱinȱbeneȬ
fitsȱifȱtheȱemployerȱisȱgrosslyȱnegligent.ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱEmployersȱcanȱbeȱselfȬinsuredȱforȱworkers’ȱcompensation.ȱȱ
ȱ7.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱScopeȱofȱemploymentȱgenerallyȱmeansȱactingȱforȱtheȱbenefitȱofȱ
theȱemployee.ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱ_____ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱEmployeesȱcanȱsueȱemployersȱforȱintentionalȱinjuriesȱcausedȱbyȱ
hisȱorȱherȱinjuries.ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱ_____ȱ
10.ȱCasualȱworkersȱworkȱforȱmoreȱthanȱoneȱemployerȱonȱanȱȱ
irregularȱbasis.ȱ
10.ȱ_____ȱ
11.ȱIndependentȱcontractorsȱareȱrequiredȱtoȱbeȱcoveredȱbyȱaȱworkȬ
ers’ȱcompensationȱplan.ȱ
11.ȱ_____ȱ
LegalȱApplicationȱ
12.ȱDonȱWhetzellȱownsȱtwoȱtractorsȱandȱseveralȱtypesȱofȱfarmȱmachinery.ȱHeȱproȬ
videsȱplowing,ȱcultivating,ȱfertilizing,ȱandȱhayȬbalingȱservicesȱforȱseveralȱfarmȬ
ersȱinȱhisȱarea.ȱDonȱwasȱbalingȱhayȱonȱaȱsteepȱhillsideȱwhenȱhisȱtractorȱrolledȱ
over.ȱDonȱwasȱkilledȱinȱtheȱaccident.ȱCanȱhisȱfamilyȱreceiveȱdeathȱbenefitsȱfromȱ
aȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱplan?ȱWhyȱorȱwhyȱnot?ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—2ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ
Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ
spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ
1.ȱEighteenȬyearȬoldȱBelueȱwasȱinjuredȱinȱaȱcarȱaccidentȱasȱsheȱwasȱdrivingȱherȱ
boss’sȱwife,ȱDenise,ȱhomeȱfromȱworkȱatȱtheȱendȱofȱtheirȱshift.ȱAsȱaȱresultȱofȱherȱ
asȱanȱemployeeȱdroveȱhomeȱfromȱdrivingȱherȱboss’sȱwifeȱhomeȱatȱherȱboss’sȱreȬ
quest,ȱcoveredȱbyȱworkers’ȱcompensation?ȱExplain.ȱ[Belueȱv.ȱPrewettȱMillsȱDistriȬ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
2.ȱSwansonȱwasȱworkingȱatȱtheȱRamadaȱInnȱloungeȱwhenȱherȱemployerȱtoldȱherȱ
heȱwasȱgoingȱtoȱvisitȱanotherȱhotelȱpropertyȱasȱaȱpossibleȱbusinessȱinvestmentȱ
andȱaskedȱherȱtoȱmeetȱhimȱthereȱtoȱlookȱoverȱtheȱproperty.ȱAtȱhisȱrequest,ȱsheȱ
mentȱonlyȱunlessȱitȱisȱoccasionedȱbyȱactualȱphysicalȱimpactȱorȱtraumaȱatȱtheȱ
workplace.ȱDoȱSwanson’sȱinjuriesȱmeetȱtheȱrequirementsȱforȱcompensation?ȱȱ
Explainȱyourȱanswer.ȱȱ[TheȱRamadaȱInnȱSurfsideȱ&ȱAdjustcoȱInc.,ȱv.ȱSwanson,ȱ560ȱ
So.2dȱ300ȱ(Ct.ȱApp.ȱFl.ȱ1st.ȱDist.ȱ1990)]ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—2ȱRETEACHȱ
Directions:ȱȱWriteȱtheȱanswersȱtoȱQuestionsȱ1–10ȱonȱtheȱblanksȱprovided.ȱTheȱanswerȱ
toȱQuestionȱ11ȱshouldȱappearȱinȱtheȱverticalȱboxes.ȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ11.ȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱȱ
ȱȱ5ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
10.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱInsuranceȱcompanyȱthatȱcanȱprovideȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱcoverageȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱWorkerȱthatȱisȱnotȱsubjectȱtoȱstateȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱlawsȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱCarrierȱcoveredȱbyȱspecialȱfederalȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱlawȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱWorkerȱwhoȱworksȱforȱseveralȱdifferentȱemployersȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱPercentȱofȱlostȱwagesȱthatȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱusuallyȱpaysȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱEmployeesȱareȱcoveredȱbyȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱifȱtheyȱareȱinjuredȱfromȱtheȱ
____?____ȱofȱtheirȱemploymentȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱAnȱemployeeȱmustȱactȱwithinȱtheȱ____?____ȱofȱemploymentȱtoȱbeȱcoveredȱbyȱ
workers’ȱcompensationȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱThisȱtypeȱofȱlawȱimposesȱonȱemployersȱtheȱgeneralȱdutyȱtoȱprovideȱreasonablyȱ
safeȱworkingȱconditionsȱforȱemployeesȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱWorker’sȱcompensationȱforȱlostȱ____?____ȱisȱusuallyȱpaidȱatȱ80%ȱ
11.ȱRehabilitationȱthatȱpreparesȱanȱinjuredȱemployeeȱforȱaȱnewȱfieldȱofȱemploymentȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ25—2ȱENRICHMENTȱ
Workers’ȱcompensationȱwasȱtheȱfocusȱofȱthisȱlesson.ȱToday’sȱworkers’ȱcompensaȬ
tionȱlawsȱreflectȱaȱpublicȱpolicyȱobjectiveȱofȱmovingȱawayȱfromȱallocatingȱrisksȱ
basedȱonȱfaultȱandȱtowardȱnoȱfault.ȱEmployeesȱareȱgenerallyȱprotectedȱbyȱworkers’ȱ
compensationȱinsuranceȱifȱtheyȱareȱinjuredȱbyȱaccidentȱorȱdisease,ȱinȱtheȱscopeȱofȱ
employment,ȱorȱfromȱrisksȱofȱthatȱemployment.ȱImagineȱthatȱyouȱwereȱinjuredȱatȱ
work,ȱandȱyouȱwishȱtoȱfileȱaȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱclaim.ȱResearchȱhowȱthisȱ
wouldȱbeȱdoneȱinȱyourȱstateȱandȱanswerȱtheȱfollowingȱquestions.ȱ
ȱ
1.ȱWhatȱisȱtheȱnameȱofȱtheȱstateȱadministrativeȱagencyȱthatȱwouldȱconductȱtheȱ
benefitsȱhearing—theȱWorkers’ȱCompensationȱBoard,ȱtheȱIndustrialȱAccidentȱ
Commission,ȱorȱother?ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
2.ȱWouldȱyouȱhireȱaȱlawyerȱtoȱrepresentȱyou,ȱorȱisȱyourȱclaimȱsmallȱenoughȱthatȱ
youȱdoȱnotȱneedȱlegalȱrepresentation?ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
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3.ȱBasedȱonȱyourȱclaim,ȱwouldȱyouȱexpectȱanyȱlumpȬsumȱpaymentsȱtoȱcoverȱsuchȱ
thingsȱasȱpainȱandȱsuffering?ȱWouldȱyourȱmedicalȱexpensesȱbeȱcovered?ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
4.ȱInȱyourȱstate,ȱwillȱyouȱreceiveȱaȱpercentageȱofȱlostȱwages?ȱIfȱso,ȱatȱwhatȱpercentȱ
ofȱyourȱoriginalȱwagesȱwillȱyourȱcompensationȱbe?ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
ȱ
5.ȱIfȱyourȱimaginedȱaccidentȱmakesȱitȱimpossibleȱforȱyouȱtoȱcontinueȱinȱyourȱforȬ
merȱjob,ȱwillȱyourȱstateȱpayȱforȱvocationalȱrehabilitation?ȱ
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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱ
TESTȱ
CHAPTERȱ25
SECTION I—IDENTIFY LEGAL TERMS
Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ
hetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱw
Answers
2.ȱCommonȬlawȱdefensesȱareȱassumptionȱofȱrisk,ȱcontributoryȱnegliȬ
gence,ȱandȱintentionalȱtorts.ȱ
3.ȱTheȱamountȱanȱemployerȱmustȱpayȱforȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱinȬ
suranceȱisȱsomewhatȱrelatedȱtoȱtheȱfirm’sȱsafetyȱrecord.ȱ
4.ȱAnȱemployeeȱinjuredȱonȱtheȱjobȱcannotȱcollectȱworkers’ȱcompensaȬ
tionȱbenefitsȱifȱtheȱemployerȱisȱnotȱtheȱcauseȱofȱtheȱinjury.ȱ
5.ȱTheȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱsystemȱwasȱcreatedȱasȱaȱsubstituteȱforȱ
negligenceȱsuits.ȱ
6.ȱHearingsȱconductedȱbyȱtheȱWorkers’ȱCompensationȱBoardȱorȱtheȱ
IndustrialȱAccidentȱCommissionȱdetermineȱifȱbenefitsȱareȱdue.ȱ
7.ȱTheȱbasicȱpolicyȱbehindȱOSHAȱlegislationȱwasȱtoȱensureȱequalȱ
treatmentȱinȱtheȱworkplace.ȱ
8
.ȱOSHAȱenforcesȱtheȱgeneralȱdutyȱclauseȱandȱspecificȱregulations.ȱ
9
.ȱOSHAȱhasȱtheȱpowerȱtoȱfineȱand/orȱshutȱdownȱviolators.ȱ
10.ȱUnderȱOSHA,ȱemployersȱareȱrequiredȱtoȱfileȱperiodicȱsafetyȱȱ
reportsȱdescribingȱworkȬrelatedȱinjuries.ȱ
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Directions:ȱInȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱatȱtheȱrightȱofȱeachȱstatement,ȱwriteȱtheȱletterȱthatȱ
representsȱtheȱword,ȱorȱgroupȱofȱwords,ȱthatȱcorrectlyȱcompletesȱtheȱstatement.ȱ
ȱȱ Answers
11.ȱȱ WhichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱdoesȱnotȱdealȱwithȱinjuriesȱinȱtheȱworkȬ
place?ȱ(a)ȱnegligenceȱsuits,ȱ(b)ȱOSHAȱsafetyȱstandards,ȱ(c)ȱunȬ
11._______ȱ
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12.ȱWhichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱpreventedȱrecoveryȱfromȱanȱemployerȱinȱȱ
aȱnegligenceȱsuit?ȱ(a)ȱassumptionȱofȱrisk,ȱ(b)ȱcontributoryȱnegliȬ
gence,ȱ(c)ȱcoȬworkerȱnegligence,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
12._______ȱ
13.ȱWhichȱcommonȬlawȱdefenseȱstatesȱthatȱtheȱemployeeȱwasȱawareȱ
ofȱtheȱdangerȱandȱyetȱremainedȱinȱtheȱdangerousȱsituation?ȱ(a)ȱ
assumptionȱofȱrisk,ȱ(b)ȱcontributoryȱnegligence,ȱ(c)ȱcoȬworkerȱ
negligence,ȱ(d)ȱunpaidȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱ
13._______ȱ
14.ȱȱ Anȱinjuredȱworkerȱcanȱrecoverȱfromȱtheȱemployerȱforȱnegligenceȱ
(a)ȱifȱtheȱemployerȱcommitsȱanȱintentionalȱtort,ȱ(b)ȱifȱtheȱemȬ
ployerȱfailsȱtoȱprovideȱrequiredȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱinsurȬ
ance,ȱ(c)ȱifȱworkers’ȱcompensationȱinsuranceȱwasȱnotȱrequired,ȱ
(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
14._______ȱ
15.ȱCompensationȱforȱanȱemployeeȱunableȱtoȱreturnȱtoȱtheȱsameȱjobȱ
becauseȱofȱanȱinjuryȱwouldȱbeȱ(a)ȱmedicalȱexpensesȱandȱaȱperȬ
centageȱofȱlostȱwages,ȱ(b)ȱpossibleȱlumpȱsumȱpaymentȱforȱpainȱ
andȱsuffering,ȱ(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱplusȱvocationalȱ
rehabilitationȱ
15._______ȱ
16.ȱȱ Whichȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱemployeesȱisȱexcludedȱfromȱcoverageȱbyȱ
aȱworkersȇȱcompensationȱinsuranceȱplan?ȱ(a)ȱselfȬinsuringȱworkȬ
ersȱandȱthoseȱcoveredȱbyȱotherȱsystems,ȱ(b)ȱcasualȱworkers,ȱ(c)ȱ
independentȱcontractors,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheȱaboveȱ
16._______ȱ
17.ȱComparedȱtoȱcompensationȱfromȱwinningȱaȱnegligenceȱsuit,ȱ
benefitsȱawardedȱtoȱinjuredȱworkersȱunderȱworkersȇȱ compensaȬ
tionȱareȱalmostȱalwaysȱ(a)ȱmuchȱmore,ȱ(b)ȱslightlyȱmoreȱ(c)ȱmuchȱ
less,ȱ(d)ȱtheȱsameȱ
17._______ȱ
18.ȱRulesȱandȱregulationsȱenactedȱbyȱOSHAȱareȱenforcedȱbyȱtheȱ(a)ȱ
DepartmentȱofȱLabor,ȱ(b)ȱIndustrialȱAccidentȱCommission,ȱ(c)ȱ
U.S.ȱSupremeȱCourt,ȱ(d)ȱWorkers’ȱCompensationȱBoardȱ
18._______ȱ
19.ȱUnderȱOSHA,ȱemployersȱareȱrequiredȱtoȱ(a)ȱfileȱperiodicȱsafetyȱ
reportsȱdescribingȱworkȬrelatedȱinjuries,ȱ(b)ȱnotifyȱtheȱDepartȬ
mentȱofȱLaborȱwithinȱeightȱhoursȱofȱaȱfatalȱinjury,ȱ(c)ȱnotifyȱtheȱ
DepartmentȱofȱLaborȱwithinȱeightȱhoursȱofȱanȱinjuryȱrequiringȱ
hospitalizationȱofȱthreeȱorȱmoreȱemployees,ȱ(d)ȱallȱofȱtheseȱ
19._______ȱ
20.ȱMinorȱviolationsȱofȱOSHAȱregulationsȱareȱusuallyȱresolvedȱbyȱ
(a)ȱbringingȱtheȱworkplaceȱintoȱcompliance,ȱ(b)ȱemployerȱfines,ȱ
(c)ȱbothȱaȱandȱb,ȱ(d)ȱnoneȱofȱtheseȱ
20._______ȱ
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21.ȱWhenȱDrewȱhitȱaȱpotholeȱwhileȱdrivingȱaȱdeliveryȱtruck,ȱitȱcausedȱtheȱbayȱdoorȱ
toȱjarȱloose.ȱWhenȱheȱroundedȱtheȱnextȱturn,ȱtenȱcasesȱofȱsodaȱpopȱspilledȱontoȱ
theȱhighway.ȱAsȱheȱwasȱsweepingȱupȱtheȱmessȱonȱtheȱhighway,ȱanotherȱvehicleȱ
roundedȱtheȱcurveȱand,ȱswervingȱtoȱavoidȱtheȱmess,ȱforcedȱDrewȱtoȱjumpȱuponȱ
theȱbankȱbreakingȱhisȱankle.ȱWillȱthisȱbeȱcoveredȱunderȱDrew’sȱworkers’ȱcomȬ
pensation?ȱWhyȱorȱwhyȱnot?ȱ
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ANSWERS
Lessonȱ25—1ȱ
Quiz
5.ȱpreventȱ
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11.ȱWanda’sȱdayȱcareȱfacilityȱcouldȱbeȱfinedȱorȱshutȱdownȱuntilȱsheȱcompliesȱwithȱ
12.ȱCongressȱhasȱgivenȱOSHAȱtheȱauthorityȱtoȱinspectȱworkplaces.ȱTheȱinspectorȱ
Practice Activity
1.ȱYes,ȱtheyȱshouldȱbeȱconsideredȱaȱviolation.ȱAgreeingȱwithȱPrattȱ&ȱWhitneyȱthatȱ
2.ȱNo,ȱtheȱdefenseȱwillȱnotȱwork.ȱTheȱcourtȱrejectedȱthatȱinterpretation.ȱItȱfoundȱ
Reteach
5.ȱOSHAȱ
Enrichment Activity
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