Topic: the purpose of the workers' compensation act is to compensa… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Arlington County Fire Department v. Stebbins.

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1 Arlington County Fire Department v. Stebbins Anchor
vactapp · 1996
green “the purpose of the workers' compensation act is to compensate employees when they lose an opportunity to engage in work after suffering work-related injuries.” 5
2 Lam v. Kawneer Company, Inc.
vactapp · 2002
green “when a worker does not suffer a loss of wages, receipt of compensation benefits would unjustly enrich the worker and result in manifest injustice.” 3

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