However. due to a recent Supreme Court decision. AdamsFruit Co. versus Barrett. the workers compensation system benefiting farmworkers is in jeopardy and a negotiated settlement on this issue is necessary if the Legal Services Program is to be effective. In 1985. 19 migrant workers employed by the Adams Fruit Farm departed for the fields in an overloaded van. An accident resulted. and the company was liable for a violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. The injured received damages under the workers compensation system. Under workers compensation. the employer assumes all responsibility for any injuries with the assumption that the workers compensation program is the exclusive remedy for damages.
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