Workmen's Compensation: What if the Employer Gets The Employee Drunk?

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Abstract

Under Florida law, the defense of intoxication can be asserted by an employer when his employee makes a claim for workmen's compensation. Section 440.09(3) of the Florida Statutes deals in pertinent part with the defense of intoxication wherein: "No compensation shall be payable if the injury was occasioned primarily by the intoxication of the employee..'

Recommended Citation

(1979) "Workmen's Compensation: What if the Employer Gets The Employee Drunk?," Nova Law Review: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 13.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nlr/vol3/iss1/13