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The Demolition of Workers’ Comp
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The Demolition of Workers’ Comp

ProPublica, 2015 подробнее...

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8

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Recommendation

Employers are responsible for the safety and well-being of the people working for them. Lately, however, employers have been lobbying states to relax laws related to workplace accidents and injuries. Journalists Michael Grabell and Howard Berkes discuss the plight of injured workers in the absence of adequate workers’ compensation. getAbstract recommends this article to policy makers, worker advocates and human resource professionals.

Take-Aways

  • Big business, insurance companies and some US states are implementing sweeping reforms to workers’ compensation laws.
  • Cutbacks have pushed some seriously injured workers into poverty.
  • States are initiating changes in workers’ compensation to lure investment.

About the Authors

Michael Grabell covers economic and labor issues for ProPublica, and has previously reported on temp agencies, the stimulus and the TSA. Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit and has reported on coal-mine and workplace safety.


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