The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention
As workers become more aware that occupational exposure to toxic substances can impair their ability to bring healthy children into the world. they will begin to focus on legal mechanisms for reducing reproductive hazards in the workplace. The authors explore the use of compensatory remedies and ant...
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description | As workers become more aware that occupational exposure to toxic substances can impair their ability to bring healthy children into the world. they will begin to focus on legal mechanisms for reducing reproductive hazards in the workplace. The authors explore the use of compensatory remedies and anti-discrimination laws to provide an impetusfor employers to provide safe workplaces. hey investigate using workerprotection laws to reach psychological injuries and harm to offspring. They also survey existing preventive tools such as injunctive relief and the right to refuse hazardous work |
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spelling | mit-1721.1/15492019-04-11T02:05:56Z The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention Ashford, Nicholas A. Caldart, Charles C. hazardous work. Law and Regulation reproductive hazards As workers become more aware that occupational exposure to toxic substances can impair their ability to bring healthy children into the world. they will begin to focus on legal mechanisms for reducing reproductive hazards in the workplace. The authors explore the use of compensatory remedies and anti-discrimination laws to provide an impetusfor employers to provide safe workplaces. hey investigate using workerprotection laws to reach psychological injuries and harm to offspring. They also survey existing preventive tools such as injunctive relief and the right to refuse hazardous work 2002-08-05T18:54:29Z 2002-08-05T18:54:29Z 1983 pp. 523-563 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1549 en_US Industrial Relations Law Journal, Volume 5, Issue 3; 4078992 bytes application/pdf application/pdf |
spellingShingle | hazardous work. Law and Regulation reproductive hazards Ashford, Nicholas A. Caldart, Charles C. The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention |
title | The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention |
title_full | The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention |
title_fullStr | The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention |
title_full_unstemmed | The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention |
title_short | The Control of Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Prescription for Prevention |
title_sort | control of reproductive hazards in the workplace a prescription for prevention |
topic | hazardous work. Law and Regulation reproductive hazards |
url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1549 |
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