2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Occupational Safety and Heath and the Law of Workers' Compensation : the USA and Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20530049
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Social law
Research Institution	Hitotsubashi University
Principal Investigator	NAKAKUBO Hiroya Hitotsubashi University, 大学院・国際企業戦略研究科, 教授 (90134436)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	安全衛生 / 労災補償
Research Abstract	Effectiveness of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of the United States depends on the attitude of the federal agency in charge of the statute, and the situation under the recent Republican administration showed the need for a better system. Workers' compensation system of the country is different from Japan in that private insurance companies are utilized in most states. Recently there is a trend to privatize exclusive state insurance fund. Either way, it is crucial to strike a balance between benefits and costs.

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