Workplace Injuries and Diseases: Prevention and Compensation : Essays in Honor of Terry Thomason
- ISBN-10
- 0880993243
- ISBN-13
- 9780880993241
- Category
- Employers' liability
- Pages
- 301
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- W.E. Upjohn Institute
- Authors
- Karen Roberts, John F. Burton, Matthew Michael Bodah
Description
The chapters in this volume were originally presented at a conference to honor Terry Thomason,held at the University of Rhode Island in March, 2004. It is about workplace safety and health and issues related to prevention and compensation for occupational injuries and illnesses, a topicto which Terry devoted much of his research life. The volume is intended to serve as a detailedintroduction to the workers' compensation novice but also provide insights to those more familiarwith the area.
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