Match the following terms to the definitions below: (medical benefits, permanent

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Match the following terms to the definitions below: (medical benefits, permanent total disability benefits, exclusivity, negligence, fellow-servant rule, assumption of risk, no fault)

1. An employer is not liable for an employee injury if it is caused by the actions of another employee.

2.The failure of a party to exercise due care to prevent a particular harm from occurring to another party.

3. Employer is liable for work-related injury regardless of whether the employer was negligent or not.

4. Benefit to help compensate an employee for wages lost due to an injury that prevents her from ever working at her job again.

5. Benefit paid by employer to cover costs of treating an employee's injuries.

6.Employer that is covered by workers' compensation cannot be sued in court for negligence by an employee injured on the job.

7. Employee voluntarily exposed herself to a known danger, even if the danger was created by the negligence of the employer.

Explanation / Answer

Medical benefits- 5) Benefit paid by employer to cover costs of treating an employee's injuries

Permanent total disability benefits- 4) Benefit to help compensate an employee for wages lost due to an injury that prevents her from ever working at her job again

Exclusivity- 3) Employer is liable for work-related injury regardless of whether the employer was negligent or not

Negligence- 2) The failure of a party to exercise due care to prevent a particular harm from occurring to another party.

Fellow-servant rule- 1) An employer is not liable for an employee injury if it is caused by the actions of another employee

Assumption of risk- 7) Employee voluntarily exposed herself to a known danger, even if the danger was created by the negligence of the employer

No fault- 6) Employer that is covered by workers' compensation cannot be sued in court for negligence by an employee injured on the job.

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