injured employee

collocation in English

meaningsofinjuredandemployee

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injured
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.dʒəd/us
/ˈɪn.dʒɚd/
hurt or ...
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employee
noun[C]
uk
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/us
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/
someone who is paid to work for ...
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(Definition ofinjuredandemployeefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinjured employee

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First, under the "fellow servant" doctrine aninjuredemployeecould be held responsible for negligence of other employees.
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Clearly, any trend towards breaking the law on compulsory insurance would undermine the system of availability of funds to compensate theinjuredemployee.
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From time immemorial, of course, negligence by theinjuredemployeethat contributed significantly to causing the accident had exculpated the employer.
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It would appear somewhat unreasonable that the fire authority should have to pay that cost when theinjuredemployeewas not working for them.
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This kind of negligence might never be tracked down, and theinjuredemployee(or his surviving relatives) may never be able to recover damages.
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Now in these cases, there has been an accident in the firm which is not the fault of either the employer or theinjuredemployee.
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In most cases aninjuredemployee, or his representative if the accident was fatal, will instruct a solicitor.
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It was, and is, sufficient for aninjuredemployeeto show that the injury arose out of, or in the course of, employment.
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At present aninjuredemployeemay receive benefit under the industrial injuries scheme on a no fault basis.
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Therefore, the onus is always on theinjuredemployeeto prove liability on the part of the employer when suing for compensation for injury.
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Yet the burden of proof remains with theinjuredemployee.
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It does not very much matter for theinjuredemployeewhether profit is the objective of the work he was engaged on.
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Nor will it be possible for an insurer to refuse to pay aninjuredemployeebecause the employer failed to notify the accident to his employer.
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The longer aninjuredemployeeis off work, the less likely they are to return.
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Studies show that if aninjuredemployeeis off work for 12 weeks, they have a 50% likelihood of ever returning to work.
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The solution is designed to provide temporary light duty for injured employees with restrictions, in situations where the employer is unable to accommodate theinjuredemployee.
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Some laws also protect employers and fellow workers by limiting the amount aninjuredemployeecan recover from an employer and by eliminating the liability of co-workers in most accidents.
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It must be recognised that injured employees now expect such compensation and would likely be reluctant to see the system move to one where only lost wages were compensated.
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Injured employees can generally claim for loss of income, and relatives or dependents recover small sums to reflect distress.
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These acts permitted injured employees to sue the employer and then prove a negligent act or omission.
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