A defense available to the employer in an action for workers' compensation is that:Group of answer choicesthe employee was contributorily negligent. the employee assumed the risk. the employee's injury happened before he came to work. a co-worker caused the injury.

1.  employee was contributorily negligent.

2.  the employee assumed the risk.

3.  a co-worker caused the injury.

Explanation:

The common-law defenses available to the employer are the following:

1. contributory negligence; here, an injured person is not entitled to recovering damages if that person contributed in any way to his or her own injury

2. assumption of risk; here given that the worker was fully aware of the presence of the risk and comprehended the magnitude of the risk; then, the worker willingly exposed him- or herself to the danger

3. negligence of a fellow worker: here the employer is not liable for an injury caused entirely by a fellow worker's negligence.

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