... railway workers, that led to the first workers’ compensation act inthe United States. Maryland enacted compensation laws for miners and railway work- ers in 1902, and workers’ compensation laws ... railway workers followed in 16 statesin 1906. In 1911, Wisconsin, and then seven other states, passed broader laws thatcompensated workers across occupations. By 1948, workers’ compensation laws ... onrespiratory diseases. Trained in occupationalhealth medicine in China, she has worked onresearch projects involving China, Japan, andthe United States.Global Inequalities at Work: Work s...