Employer's Liability for Compensation — Conditions & Exceptions

A delivery of cement arrives at a building site in Panvel and a loader twists his spine lifting a bag. Another loader, the same week, is hurt while he was under the influence of drink, and a third is injured on the bus home. Are all three entitled to compensation from the employer? Section 74 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 answers with one rule, a short list of exceptions, and a few deeming clauses that widen it.

In two minutes

An employer must pay compensation if an employee suffers personal injury by accident, or a listed occupational disease, arising out of and in the course of employment (s.74(1)), subject to three exceptions and helped by deeming rules for unlawful acts, scheduled diseases and commuting.

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