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Federal Employers Liability Act of 1908 FELA

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001473

A federal law that protects and compensates railroad workers who are injured on the job due to the negligence of their employer. Unlike state workers' compensation laws, FELA allows injured railroad workers to sue their employers for damages. This act provides a specific legal framework for occupational injury claims in the railroad industry.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001473
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Federal Employers Liability Act of 1908 FELA",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A federal law that protects and compensates railroad workers who are injured on the job due to the negligence of their employer. Unlike state workers' compensation laws, FELA allows injured railroad workers to sue their employers for damages. This act provides a specific legal framework for occupational injury claims in the railroad industry.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/federal-employers-liability-act-of-1908-fela/"
}

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