{"product_id":"depraved-indifference-the-workers-compensation-system-9780595483730","title":"Depraved Indifference: The Workers' Compensation System","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll across America, in every state, across industries and occupations, workers are being injured, or killed on the job, or exposed to toxic chemicals from which they are dying. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What has happened to our nation that has allowed corporations and insurers to throw away the lives, the health of so many without caring, without fear of exposure, without being held accountable? It's called Workers' Compensation: the system we thought was there to protect us if we were injured on the job. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The title refers to a workers' compensation system in which worker deaths often cost an employer far less than correcting a safety\/health hazard in the workplace; and a system in which the employer is virtually immune from prosecution for the depraved indifference that results in severe injury, toxic exposure, or death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eDepraved Indifference\u003c\/i\u003e represents over five years of research and interviews. The last chapter explores where we can go from here to create a system of fairness and justice, a system that works; that puts the responsibility and accountability on the employer to make the workplace safe for workers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595483730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrice Woeppel, Pat Woeppel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012808495285,"sku":"9780595483730","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dd547101-eeaa-4514-b62e-7efab1742c3e.jpg?v=1609137902","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/depraved-indifference-the-workers-compensation-system-9780595483730","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}