The importance of anti-discrimination and workers' Compensation laws on the provision of workplace accommodations following the onset of a disability

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 161-180

  Burkhauser, Richard V ^a   Schmeiser, Maximilian D ^b   Weathers II, Robert R ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^c SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

ADA; Disability; Workers' compensation; Workplace accommodation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255172339     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979391206500109     Document Type: Article

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