The Dismissal of Workers Covered by Return to Work Provisions Under Workers Compensation Laws

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 545-561

  Guthrie, Robert ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84992850883     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1472-9296.00064     Document Type: Article

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