Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

1996

Labor and Employment Law

Osgoode Hall Law School of York University

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Law

A Historical Perpective On Contemporary Challenges In Workers' Compensation, Terence G. Ison Oct 1996

A Historical Perpective On Contemporary Challenges In Workers' Compensation, Terence G. Ison

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Workers' compensation has entered a period of rising complexity and increasing pressures for system change. This article explains the extent to which important assumptions and assertions made in this process are historically correct. The discussion includes the historical interaction of tort liability with workers' compensation, and the current proposals for "privatization."