Laws and Injuries

In episode 125 of Healthy Work, we explore a whether a law designed to protect companies from shareholder lawsuits affect whether workers get injured on the job?Our guest, Dr. Ke Michael Mai, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at CEIBS, shares research examining how changes in corporate accountability laws produced unintended consequences for worker safety. Changes in the law that were intended to reduce burdensome litigation and allow leaders to focus on growing their businesses were linked with increases in severe workplace injuries.Find the paper here: https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2027-94883-001.htmlFind Dr. Mai here: https://www.ceibs.edu/ke_mai This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthywork.substack.com