2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 34 - Labor And Workmen's Compensation
Section 34:15-2 - Defenses Abolished

NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-2 (2016) What's This?

34:15-2. Defenses abolished
The right to compensation as provided by this article shall not be defeated upon the ground that the injury was caused in any degree by the negligence of a fellow employee; or that the injured employee assumed the risks inherent in or incidental to or arising out of his employment or arising from the failure of the employer to provide and maintain safe premises and suitable appliances; which said grounds of defense are hereby abolished.


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