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Law
A law is a rule that governs specific actions,
relationships, and establishments that is enforceable and includes
punishment for those who violate the rule. Laws can be enacted on
a local, state, federal or international level.
Terms associated with law
- Legislative – those who make the law
- Law Enforcement – those who enforce the
law
- Legal system – those who interpret the
law and provide the structure for accountability and defense
- Corrections – those responsible for the
punishment and rehabilitation of lawbreakers
- Educators – those who teach others about
laws
Law is the formal codification of customs which
have achieved such acceptance as become the enforced norm. The process
of acceptance is accelerated by the existence of legislative bodies
which seek to impose laws.
Law involves the legislation and regulation
of statutes; as well as the resolution of disputes.
The fundamental
similarities across different legal systems is that, to be of general
approval and observation, a law has to appear to be public, effective,
and legitimate, in the sense that it has to be available to the
knowledge of the citizen in common places or means, it needs to
contain instruments to grant its application, and it has to be issued
under given formal procedures from a recognized authority.
In most legal systems, laws are enacted through the processes of
constitutional charter, constitutional amendment, legislation, executive
order, rulemaking, and adjudicate.
Worker Compenstion Laws
Workers' Compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees
who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary
awards, eliminating the need for litigation. These laws also provide
benefits for dependents of those workers who are killed because
of work-related accidents or illnesses. Some laws also protect employers
and fellow workers by limiting the amount an injured employee can
recover from an employer and by eliminating the liability of co-workers
in most accidents.
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