Book Information
New Approaches to Disability in the Workplace
Terry Thomason (Editor); John F. Burton Jr. (Editor); Douglas Hyatt (Editor)
Paper, 1999 ISBN: 978-0-913447-74-1
$ 32.50 £20.50
This volume examines questions related to the prevention, compensation, and accommodation of work disabilities. It focuses on disabilities arising out of workplace activity. CONTENTS Introduction Dispelling the Myths about Work Disability The Prevention of Disability from Work-related Sources: The Roles of Risk Management, Government Intervention, and Insurance The Prevention of Behavioral Disabilities from Nonwork Sources: Employee Assistance Programs and Related Strategies The Role of Unions and Collective Bargaining in Preventing Work-related Disability Reducing the Consequences of Disability: Policies to Reduce Discrimination against Disabled Workers Facilitating Employment through Vocational Rehabilitation Compensation for Disabled Workers: Workers' Compensation Social Security Disability Insurance: A Policy Review Disputes and Dispute Resolutions Convergence: A Comparison of European and U.S. Disability Policy CONTRIBUTORS LEO J. M. AARTS MARJORIE L. BALDWIN MONROE BERKOWITZ TERRY C. BLUM RICHARD V. BURKHAUSER JOHN F. BURTON JR. RICHARD J. BUTLER DAVID DEAN PHILIP R. DE JONG DAVID DURBIN DOUGLAS HYATT BARBARA A. ISRAEL WILLIAM G. JOHNSON PAUL LANDSBERGIS BARBARA A. LEE JERRY L. MASHAW VIRGINIA RENO KAREN ROBERTS PAUL M. ROMAN SUSAN J. SCHURMAN EMILY A. SPIELER TERRY THOMASON ROGER J. THOMPSON DAVID WEIL
About the Author
TERRY THOMASON teaches at McGill University, JOHN F. BURTON JR., teaches at Rutgers University, and DOUGLAS HYATT teaches at the University of Wisconsin.
Subject Areas
Political Science / Public Administration & Policy
Labor & Employment Law
