Imagine that you are on a spaceship and must decide between landing and living for five years on one of two planets. All you know about the two planets is that (a) one requires employers to pay workers' compensation benefits but also allows employees to sue their employer for negligence, and (b) the other has a traditional workers' compensation system (mandatory benefits are the employee's exclusive remedy). Which planet would you pick and why?

Would your answer differ if you knew that you would suffer an on-the-job injury within two months of landing but that overall injury rates were the same for the two planets? Explain.

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Choosing between the two planets based solely on the provided information it would be preferable to land on the planet with the traditional workers co... View the full answer