Germany Archives - Rutgers University Workers’ Compensation Research Collection

Comparative Approaches to Work Injury Compensation in International Perspective

C. Arthur Williams, Peter S. Barth | January, 1973

Overviews of programs for disabled workers in eight countries plus international standards for work injury benefits. The introduction discusses two ground-breaking laws — the German law of 1884, which provided … Read More

Historical Development of Workmen’s Compensation

C. Arthur Williams, Peter S. Barth | January, 1973

Examines tort suits as the remedy for workplace injuries and diseases; the problems with tort suits that initially led to Employers’ Liability Acts; and the limitations of Employers’ Liability Acts that (with a few exceptions) led to the enactment of workers’ compensation statutes.

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Germany