Week 5 Discussion Questions

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"Health and Safety in the Workplace" Please respond to the following:

Determine whether undocumented workers should be eligible for workers’ compensation in the United States. Be specific. Support your response.

Use the Internet to read the Supreme Court decision in Chevron USA Inc. v. Echazabal, which reversed the Ninth Circuit decision. Analyze at least three ways in which how the Supreme Court balanced the interests of employers and employees, OSHA and the ADA, and determine whether or not you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision. Justify your response.

"Safety Concerns in the Global Economy" Please respond to the following:

Research the Internet for articles on sweatshop labor practices around the world. Determine at least three ways in which United States’ businesses can address the adverse effects of sweatshop labor practices. Provide one specific example of each way that you have just determined to support your response.

Considering the effect of worker rights on global and developing economies, take a position on whether or not the United States government should regulate the global workforce of the United States corporations. Justify your response