The Extra-Territorial Application of Compensation Acts

A goodly number of the compensation acts are by their terms extra-territorial : that is to say, having application to injuries sustained by employees subject to the act outside of the state. Others, not by their terms extra-territorial, have been so interpreted. This gives rise to a notable number of cases where a given injury may come within the scope of more than one law. If the injury is sustained in a state which has no compensation act, and there is an element of legal fault, there may be a right of action under the laws of that state to recover damages. If in a state which has a compensation act of its own, there may be rights under that act.