Arizona Employers' Liability Cases

Arizona Employers' Liability Cases, 250 U.S. 400 (1919), was a collection of United States Supreme Court companion cases in which the court held that workers' compensation laws do not violate the employer's rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.[1][2]

Arizona Employers' Liability Cases
Decided June 9, 1919
Full case nameArizona Copper Company, Limited, v. Hammer; Arizona Copper Company, Limited, v. Bray; Ray Consolidated Copper Company v. Veazey; Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company v. Mendez; Superior & Pittsburg Copper Company v. Tomich, sometimes known as Thomas
Citations250 U.S. 400 (more)
Holding
Worker's compensation laws do not violate the employer's rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinions
MajorityPitney
ConcurrenceHolmes, joined by Brandeis, Clark
DissentMcKenna, joined by White, Van Devanter, McReynolds
DissentMcReynolds, joined by White, McKenna, Van Devanter
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

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References

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  1. ^ Arizona Employers' Liability Cases, 250 U.S. 400 (1919).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Workers' Compensation". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 546.
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