关于美国工伤赔偿立法起源的历史考察

19世纪末20世纪初,随着公众对美国工作场所高事故率日益不满,以及对受害者及其家庭困境的关注,传统普通法原则下的赔偿方式不但使劳工合法权益得不到保障,也日渐引起雇主的强烈不满。出于不同的利益需求,进步主义改革者、企业雇主、工人、保险公司及政府在20世纪初结成联盟,共同推动工伤赔偿法在美国迅速被采纳,并且各方从中也获得不同收益。

A Historical Research on the Origin of Workmen's Compensation Legislations in the United States

The high work-related disability aroused more and more dissatisfaction in the United States at the end of the 19 century and the beginning of the 20 century.The compensation under the common law not only did not safeguard the legal rights of the labors,but also dissatisfied the employers gradually.The workmen's compensation legislations were adopted rapidly in the United States at the beginning of the 20 century by the coalition of the progressive social reformers,employers,employees,insurers and the government that had different demands and gained different profits.