Workplaces can be contaminated with toxic substances such as cyanide, asbestos, or plutonium, sometimes causing serious illnesses or the deaths of employees.

1. Outline how a regulatory law (such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act) would be used to protect employees' health and lives in the workplace
2. What are the strengths and limitations of regulatory laws for this purpose? Discuss the strengths and limitations of administrative law along with Rosenberg as well as any pertinent legal cases.
3. Explain some of the strengths and limitations of the tort law and of the criminal law for providing employees with protections from these toxicants.
4. Describe a factual scenario in which all three areas of law covered in this course (criminal law, tort law, and regulatory law) might be used to protect employees' rights from fatal exposures to asbestos or cyanide. How well might each strategy help protect employees? What potential barriers or limitations might there be in utilizing each area of the law?