Part of the social contract that forms the basis for workers compensation statutes under which employers are responsible for work-related injury and disease, regardless of whether it was the employee's fault and in return the injured employee gives up the right to sue when the employer's negligence causes the harm.

"Exclusive Remedy" In Context

"It requires timely reporting to the Department of Labor of covered injuries and deaths. It is also the employee's exclusive remedy and the employer's exclusive liability."