Contributory negligence and comparative negligence are generally not valid defenses to workers' compensation claims.

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Workers' compensation laws are designed to provide benefits to injured employees regardless of fault or negligence. Therefore, contributory negligence (where the employee's own negligence contributed to the injury) and comparative negligence (where the employee and employer both contributed to the injury) are generally not considered valid defenses to deny workers' compensation claims.

Contributory Negligence and Comparative Negligence Are Generally Not Valid Defenses