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EML - Employers' Liability
Article 2 - Employers' Liability.
5 - Trial; Burden of Proof.
Universal Citation: NY Emp Liab L § 5 (2020)
§ 5. Trial; burden of proof. On the trial of any action brought by an employee or his personal representative to recover damages for negligence arising out of and in the course of such employment, contributory negligence of the injured employee shall be a defense to be so pleaded and proved by the defendant.
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