Workers compensations statutes
a. provide benefits to employees injured in the course and scope of their work, unless the employee was at fault
b. provide benefits to employees injured in the course and scope of their work, regardless of whether the employee was at fault, and remove the rights of employees to sue their employers for negligence for such injuries
c. provide benefits to employees and independent contractors injured in the course and scope of their work, regardless of who was at fault, and remove the rights of employees and independent contractors to sue for negligence for such injuries
d. require all employers in all states to carry workers compensation insurance
e. preserve common law tort defenses to liability for injuries, regardless of who was at fault