Disability and the law of employment.

Following disappointment in Canada with the results of human rights legislation and a revival of interest in quota systems for the employment of disabled people, the author made a study of the quota system operating in Japan. This article describes the system and some of its problems. The author then seeks to assess the potential of a quota law that includes strong financial incentives for compliance. The author concludes that laws to compel the employment of disabled people have little potential for achievement, and that they may well be counter-productive. The most promising avenues for the improvement of employment opportunities for disabled people lie outside the use of the law. However, some legal changes could help, and these are mentioned in the conclusion.