Butler, Richard J.; Worrall, John D. - In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review 61 (2008) 2, pp. 181-200
This paper examines the impact of a monumental change in tort liability law, the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) of 1908. This shift from common law, by changing the way injured workers were compensated and the compensating wage differentials for risk bearing, set the stage for workers'...
