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- Title
THE VINDICATION OF A NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT.
- Authors
GRIFFITHR, MELVIN L.
- Abstract
The article analyzes the U.S. Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) and its implications on the national public policy of the U.S. government. It is stated that, national public policy is made in the interest of justice and public welfare, which arises due to the importance of some particular undertaking, business or vocation. It is stated that, the U.S. Congress by providing additional remedy to seamen in the law courts granted them the benefits of same national public policy which the U.S. Congress had given to railroad employees under the (FELA). It is stated that, the U.S. government has failed to provide any method of compensating injured railroad men and their next of kin, which can be used to substitute the existing provisions provided by the U.S. Congress in the FELA.
- Subjects
UNITED States; POLITICAL planning; PUBLIC administration; GOVERNMENT policy; WORKERS' compensation laws; EMPLOYERS' liability; RAILROAD employees; INDUSTRIAL safety laws; PERSONAL injuries (Law)
- Publication
Law & Contemporary Problems, 1953, Vol 18, Issue 2, p160
- ISSN
0023-9186
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1190246