The implications of employment liability for welfare reform |
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Authors: | James N Dertouzos Lynn A Karoly |
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Institution: | (1) RAND Corporation, 90407 Santa Monica, CA |
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Abstract: | We analyze the importance of employment liability as a potential barrier to welfare reform. In particular, research linking
wrongful termination doctrines to labor market outcomes is integrated with empirical analyses of welfare caseloads to obtain
evidence of the likely importance of liability risk to the willingness of firms to hire welfare participants. Calculations
suggest that liability concerns were probably not a major factor in past decisions about whether or not to hire AFDC recipients.
Nationally, the elimination of tort liability for wrongful termination could have provided additional jobs for fewer than
one percent of welfare recipients. However, with evolving court doctrines, liability risks could become more important in
the future, especially in those state jurisdictions, such as California, where employers traditionally have faced the prospect
of punitive damages for wrongful termination. |
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