Abstract
A Second Injury Fund (“SIF”) is a statutory form of workers’ compensation relief operating under state law. SIFs allow employers to reduce their own liability for a worker’s injury if part of the harm from that injury was caused by a previously existing disability. The need for SIFs arises from the possibility that workers with prior injuries who are then reinjured are likely to experience greater harm than other workers. As a result, employers could be exposed to greater liability, which might incentivize employers to discriminate against potential employees with previous injuries.
Recommended Citation
Rhett Buchmiller,
Second Injury Funds Nationally and in Missouri – Liability, Functionality, and Viability in Modern Times,
84 Mo. L. Rev.
(2019)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr/vol84/iss3/10