Question - According to Cheeseman, at page 451, "Workers' compensation is an exclusive remedy. Thus, workers cannot both receive workers' compensation and sue their employers in court for damages. Workers' compensation laws make a trade-off: An injured worker qualifies for workers' compensation benefits and does not have to spend time and money to sue his employer, which comes with a possible risk of not winning. The employer has to pay for workers' compensation insurance but does not have to incur the expense and risk of a lawsuit."
Do you feel Workers' Compensation favors the Employee or the Employer? Do you think it should be the only option for employees injured on the job?
Reference: Cheeseman, Henry (2016). Legal Environment of Business: Online Commerce, Business Ethics, and Global Issues (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.