Procedural fairness, return to work, and the decision to dispute in workers' compensation

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-212

  Roberts, Karen ^a   Young, Willard ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Dispute; Fairness; Procedural justice; Return to work; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003468960     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025602417477     Document Type: Article

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