last employer rule

last-employer rule. The doctrine that liability for an occupational injury or illness falls to the employer that exposed the worker to the injurious substance just before the first onset of the disease or injury. — Also termed last-injurious-exposure rule. [Cases: Workers’ Compensation 201. C.J.S. Workmen’s Compensation §§ 120, 125–127.]

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