Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation

Author: Morley Gunderson

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780802082398

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Topics covered include low back pain in workers' compensation, payroll taxes, unfunded liabilities, occupational health and safety, private participation, the cost, appeals litigation.

Unemployment Insurance Reform
Unemployment Insurance Reform

Author: David E. Balducchi

Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0880996528

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The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is a lasting piece of the Social Security Act which was enacted in 1935. But like most things that are over 80 years old, it occasionally needs maintenance to keep it operating smoothly while keeping up with the changing demands placed upon it. However, the UI system has been ignored by policymakers for decades and, say the authors, it is broken, out of date, and badly in need of repair. Stephen A. Wandner pulls together a group of UI researchers, each with decades of experience, who describe the weaknesses in the current system and propose policy reforms that they say would modernize the system and prepare us for the next recession.

Canada
Canada

Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-03-18

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13: 1513574264

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The Canadian economy was operating at close to capacity and had strong policy buffers when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Economic and social restrictions put in place in March 2020 helped to mitigate the first wave of the virus, but they came at a significant cost. There was an unprecedented decline in activity in the first half of 2020, followed by a strong rebound in the third quarter as virus-related restrictions were eased. With the onset of the second wave of the virus in late September sparking renewed restrictions across the country, the recovery has slowed. Looking ahead, the strength and durability of the recovery hinges on the evolution of the pandemic.