Review of: JEFFREY V. NACKLEY, PRIMER ON WORKERS\u27 COMPENSATION. (2d ed. BNA Books 1989.) [187 pp.] Appendices, bibliography, index, table of cases. LC 89-31139; ISBN 0-87179-596-5

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Review of Primer on Workers' Compensation (2d
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Book Reviews 91
JEFFREY V. NACKLEY, PRIMER ON WORKERS' COMPEN-
SATION. (2d ed. BNA Books 1989.) [187 pp.] Appendices, bibliography,
index, table of cases. LC 89-31139; ISBN 0-87179-596-5. [$25.00. Address above.]
Aptly named a "primer," this reasonably priced, well produced, and
heavily annotated, paperback furnishes a good introduction to state
workers' compensation systems.
In a style favoring neither employer or employee, Nackley presents
a good introduction to a wide range of issues that arise in-trying to
compensate employees for (physical and mental) injuries or disabilities
sustained in the course of their employment. The first part of the book
(chapters 1-5) discusses the substantive rights of employees and their
survivors with regard to disabilities, deaths and injuries arising from
occupational diseases, work related accidents and other causes. The
second part focuses on jurisdiction and procedure, including such
matters as judicial review of administrative action. A third part deals
with the "employer's protections and liabilities."
Several appendices follow that are, if anything, more valuable than
the main text of the book. They are replete with charts dealing with
matters such as occupational diseases and income benefits for claimants
and survivors. Moreover, a "Notes" section discusses and differentiates
various types of compensation statutes and heavily supplements the
analyses of issues presented in chapter discussions.
The book, as indicated from its title, is not intended to be
comprehensive. Yet it manages to cover a great deal of territory
usefully. A shortcoming is its failure to provide much information on
compensation schemes that govern the rights of federal workers. For
those who do not need such information, the book is highly
recommended.
2 RISK -Issues in Health & Safety 89 [Winter 1991]


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RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)Volume 2Number 1 RISK: Health, Safety & Environment Article 9January 1991Review of Primer on Workers' Compensation (2ded., BNA Books)W. J. HankinsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/riskPart of the Labor and Employment Law CommonsThis Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the University of New Hampshire – School of Law at University of New HampshireScholars' Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002) by an authorized editor of University ofNew Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For more information, please contact ellen.phillips@law.unh.edu.Repository CitationW. J. Hankins, Review of Primer on Workers' Compensation (2d ed., BNA Books), 2 RISK 91 (1991).Review of Primer on Workers' Compensation (2d ed., BNA Books)ErratumThe citation for this review is 2 RISK 89 (1991) in most commercial databases.This book review is available in RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002): https://scholars.unh.edu/risk/vol2/iss1/9Book Reviews 91JEFFREY V. NACKLEY, PRIMER ON WORKERS' COMPEN-SATION. (2d ed. BNA Books 1989.) [187 pp.] Appendices, bibliography,index, table of cases. LC 89-31139; ISBN 0-87179-596-5. [$25.00. Address above.]Aptly named a "primer," this reasonably priced, well produced, andheavily annotated, paperback furnishes a good introduction to stateworkers' compensation systems.In a style favoring neither employer or employee, Nackley presentsa good introduction to a wide range of issues that arise in-trying tocompensate employees for (physical and mental) injuries or disabilitiessustained in the course of their employment. The first part of the book(chapters 1-5) discusses the substantive rights of employees and theirsurvivors with regard to disabilities, deaths and injuries arising fromoccupational diseases, work related accidents and other causes. Thesecond part focuses on jurisdiction and procedure, including suchmatters as judicial review of administrative action. A third part dealswith the "employer's protections and liabilities."Several appendices follow that are, if anything, more valuable thanthe main text of the book. They are replete with charts dealing withmatters such as occupational diseases and income benefits for claimantsand survivors. Moreover, a "Notes" section discusses and differentiatesvarious types of compensation statutes and heavily supplements theanalyses of issues presented in chapter discussions.The book, as indicated from its title, is not intended to becomprehensive. Yet it manages to cover a great deal of territoryusefully. A shortcoming is its failure to provide much information oncompensation schemes that govern the rights of federal workers. Forthose who do not need such information, the book is highlyrecommended.2 RISK -Issues in Health & Safety 89 [Winter 1991]

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