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An employee is injured on the job in Alabama and files a claim. Under Alabama's workers' compensation scheme, how does the contributory-negligence doctrine interact with the claim?

Contributory negligence completely bars the workers' compensation claim The employee's recovery is reduced in proportion to fault Workers' compensation does not exist in Alabama Workers' compensation is a no-fault system, so the employee's contributory negligence generally does not bar benefits

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Workers' compensation is a no-fault system, so the employee's contributory negligence generally does not bar benefits

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