New Approaches to Disability in the Workplace

by Thomason, Terry; Burton, John F., Jr.; Hyatt, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9780913447741
• ISBN10: 0913447749
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

Summary

This volume examines questions related to the prevention, compensation, and accommodation of work disabilities. It focuses on disabilities arising out of workplace activity.

Table of Contents

Disability and the Workplace	1	(38)
Terry Thomason
John F. Burton, Jr.
Douglas E. Hyatt
Dispelling the Myths about Work Disability	39	(24)
Marjorie L. Baldwin
William G. Johnson
Prevention of Disability from Work-related Sources: The Roles of Risk Management, Government Intervention, and Insurance	63	(24)
David Durbin
Richard J. Butler
The Prevention of Behavioral Disabilities from Nonwork Sources: Employee Assistance Programs and Related Strategies	87	(34)
Paul M. Roman
Terry C. Blum
The Role of Unions and Collective Bargaining in Preventing Work-related Disability	121	(34)
Susan J. Schurman
David Weil
Paul Landsbergis
Barbara A. Israel
Reducing the Consequences of Disability: Policies to Reduce Discrimination against Disabled Workers	155	(28)
Barbara A. Lee
Roger J. Thompson
Facilitating Employment through Vocational Rehabilitation	183	(22)
Monroe Berkowitz
David Dean
Compensation for Disabled Workers: Workers' Compensation	205	(40)
Emily A. Spieler
John F. Burton, Jr.
Social Security Disability Insurance: A Policy Review	245	(24)
Jerry L. Mashaw
Virginia Reno
Disputes and Dispute Resolution	269	(30)
Terry Thomason
Douglas E. Hyatt
Karen Roberts
Convergence: A Comparison of European and United States Disability Policy	299
Leo J.M. Aarts
Richard V. Burkhauser
Philip R. de Jong