Question

3. Carlos, a friend from high school, has a brother Fred who just got injured on a construction job. He fell three stories down, as the buckle on his harness broke apart. Carlos says that Fred really needed the job with Faris Company and Fred had told him that he'd seen the buckle was partially broken but didn't complain about it to his boss. Fred had seen another worker get fired for complaining about faulty equipment. Faris Company has very high premiums to pay for Worker's Compensation. a. What legislation is the most appropriate here? b. What were Fred's actual rights? C. What can happen to Faris Company as a result of the accident? d. What are Fred's remedies?

Answer 1

Answer 3 =

A= The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 will be the most suitable legislation that can be applied in the given situation as The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 deals with occupational safety and enforce workplace safety norms and laws.

B=The rights of Fred are as below=

Fred can file the claim to recover the expenses in the recovery

Fred has the right to see the doctor and undergo the treatment and these costs have to be tolerated by the employer

Fred is having the right to receive disability compensation

Fred can approach the worker compensation court and has the right to be represented by the attorney

Answer c= The company has to pay the compensation for the injury caused to the employee. The employer has to pay the fine if it is found by OSHA as being negligent of employee's security. Apart from this all the expenses, compensation, and recover damages are to be paid to the injured employee.

Answer D= Fred can ask for compensation for his disability and injuries. He can also ask for the rejoining of the work if he is able to work properly