Quarantine and Isolation : Selected Legal Issues Relating to Employment.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in employment.

Epidemiology.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes select legal issues relating to employment in the possible event of a human influenza pandemic requiring the use of quarantine and isolation. Examines the employment-at-will doctrine and possible wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, job protections under the Family and Medical Leave Act, and possible application of the nondiscrimination mandates of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Quarantine and Isolation

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.