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  "name": "How is fault determined in occupational illness workers comp cases?",
  "description": "No-fault: prove work caused illness; employer liability strict[1].",
  "url": "https://justworkcomplaw.com//faq/occupational-illness-how-is-fault-determined-in-occupational-illness-workers-comp-cases-232",
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      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How is fault determined in occupational illness workers comp cases?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "No-fault: prove work caused illness; employer liability strict[1].",
        "description": "No fault needed; it's no-fault system if work caused or contributed.\n\nWorkers comp covers illnesses arising from employment hazards, regardless of employer negligence[1][3].\n\n- Prove exposure and causation.\n- Pre-existing doesn't bar if work-incurred[1].\n- Multiple employers possible.\n\nFocus on medical nexus; attorney handles complexities."
      }
    }
  ]
}