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Author

Hunt, H. Allan, author.

Title Workers' compensation : analysis for its second century / H. Allan Hunt, Marcus Dillender.

Publication Info.

Kalamazoo : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2017.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe JSTOR Open Ebooks	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (vii, 129 pages) : illustrations.
	text txt rdacontent
	still image sti rdacontent
	computer c rdamedia
	online resource cr rdacarrier
Series	WE focus series
	WE focus series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Benefit adequacy and equity -- The challenge of return to work in workers' compensation -- Workers' compensation and incentives for preventing injuries -- Conclusion.
Summary	"H. Allan Hunt and Marcus Dillender provide a succinct analysis of the state of WC programs in North America by focusing on three key performance issues: 1) the adequacy of compensation for those disabled in the workplace, 2) return-to-work performance for injured workers, and 3) prevention of disabling injury and disease. Following a brief introductory chapter that provides a discussion of the difficulties of trying to compare so many diverse programs, Hunt and Dillender devote a chapter to each of the three performance issues and provide empirical findings and useful guidance for policymakers"--Publisher's description
Note	Online resource; title from electronic title page (Upjohn Institute, viewed September 7, 2017).
Subject	Industrial safety -- United States.
	Workers' compensation -- United States.
	Sécurité du travail -- États-Unis.
	Travail -- Accidents -- Indemnisation -- États-Unis.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management.
	HEALTH & FITNESS -- Work-Related Health.
	Industrial safety
	Workers' compensation
	United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Indexed Term	Popular medicine & health
Added Author	Dillender, Marcus, author.
Other Form:	Print version: Hunt, H. Allan. Workers' compensation. Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2017 9780880995306 (DLC) 2017010456 (OCoLC)984898982
ISBN	9780880995313 (electronic bk.)
	0880995319 (electronic bk.)
	9780880995306 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
	0880995300 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Standard No.	AU@ 000060745787