legal framework which provides the foundations for the American system of labor / management relations. The state of labor / management relations today is very different than it was 100 years ago. Workers can actually reason with their employers an Continue Reading...
Collective Bargaining The labor laws are encouraging unionization. This is because the state Labor Relations Board determined that the RAs have a right to form / join a union and they are entitled to collective bargaining. At the same time, the univ Continue Reading...
Union Management and Organization Historical and legal framework, which provides the foundations for the American system of labor / management relations The current system of American labor relations and laws has undergone significant transformatio Continue Reading...
Human Resources: Labor Relations Law -- Disputes in a Unionized Workplace Jack believes he is being teased and bullied by Eric. Due to stress related to this situation, Jack called in and told the next shift's foreman, Steve, that he was too stresse Continue Reading...
2. How would you suggest that unions and employers improve their ability to correctly interpret the collective agreement? From the perspective of employees, one of the principal benefits of collective bargaining and union representation is assuri Continue Reading...
Human Resources Management If what is learned in an important college or university course is not put to use in some pragmatic way -- or understood in the larger social context -- then that learning may be viewed as meaningless time spent. No doubt Continue Reading...
This essay provides a brief overview of several of the key factors in conflict of laws, including the areas where choice of law is likely to be at issue. Domicile Domicile is one of the key factors in choice of law. Domicile is not the same as loc Continue Reading...
Seattle-based Starbucks has demonstrated phenomenal success over the past several decades. The corporation's success has been measured in not only financial markets but also in its ability to demonstrate social responsibility, environmental sensitivi Continue Reading...
com). Finally, healthcare providers may specifically resist the idea of striking, because of the potential to compromise the care of the individuals in their charge. If the company elects to resist unionization, what steps should the company follow? Continue Reading...
A very important point is that online learning can be done individually or in groups (for example video conferences). 6. In general, in order to make a career choice one should be informed about the world of professions. Information about the profe Continue Reading...
American employment regulations. Employment in the United States is governed by a patchwork of laws that can be divided into roughly three categories. The first are equality-based laws; the second category is laws that govern treatment of workers on Continue Reading...
Case Study 6.3 - "Unilateral Work Rule Changes" The deceptively simple zipper clause included in the labor contract is profoundly powerful in its effects, or would be so if the legal exceptions of such a clause were not so prohibitive of its seemi Continue Reading...
The new definition, critics contend, is nonsensical as "it would be highly unusual for any employee, even a Vice President of Human Resources, to spend more than 50% of his or her weekly time doing hiring, firing and disciplining employees" and dire Continue Reading...
As in this case, substantial evidence does not exist, as it is uncertain what the injured party was wearing at the time of the accident, thus the court should set aside the first decision. Question Such a measure clearly goes against the National Continue Reading...
This new generation of activists on college campuses nationwide has inspirited students to talk about their concerns about workers rights. This effort was also conducted largely through e-mail campaigns over the Internet. Some graduate students have Continue Reading...
American Meat Packing Corp., 362F.3d 418 (7th Cir. 2004). On November 15, 2001, 350 workers at the American Meat Packing Corporation (AMPC) showed up for work and were told they had been terminated. Because they were not notified 60 days prior to te Continue Reading...
Unionized Workplace A dispute occurred in a unionized workplace involving John and Eric who were both hourly employees in the finishing department. Jack has been complaining that Eric is trying to get him to quit so that Eric's friend can be employ Continue Reading...
Bny Mellon-Union Avoidance Program BNY Mellon Human Resource Management rights to avoid union program Severance of benefits and wages Monetary losses Non-availability of unemployment insurance Limited monetary benefits paid by unions Economic Continue Reading...
1). The steel industry, lead by the United Steel Workers of America (USWA) has also had a substantial force in the promotion of collective bargaining agreements. As well as being a skilled, blue-collar industry, the steel industry shares with automo Continue Reading...
Employees as Benefactors of Corporate Philanthropy Corporate Social Responsibility The Case for Employees as Benefactors of Corporate Philanthropy The Case for Employees as Benefactors of Corporate Philanthropy A United Auto Workers unionization Continue Reading...
Union Organizing Issues What are the differences from the employer's viewpoint, in operating a union-free environment vs. A unionized environment? Eric Dontigney, writing in the Houston Chronicle for Demand Media, explains that while unions do prov Continue Reading...
Unionization of a Hospital Staff When union representatives come to a hospital and approach its employees -- in this case, nurses -- a decision has to be made by the nurses as to whether or not this is a good idea. But more than that, the hospital a Continue Reading...
The lengthy NLRB election procedure gives employers lots of time to harass workers. They often receive veiled threats of demotion or lousy job assignments or are badgered by supervisors who even are followed to the restroom by their supervisors. Stu Continue Reading...
Politics of Administrative Law An Examination of the Challenges Presented by NLRB vs. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. To the Political, Economic, and Legal Philosophies Developed from Munn vs. Illinois and Lochner vs. New York As the 19th century Continue Reading...
Unionization Facing Unionization: Perspectives and Regulations Related to Labor Organization in a Public Corporation The Big Corporation, Inc. is currently a non-unionized company, however it is currently facing a unionization campaign and must det Continue Reading...
strikes are an important part of the collective bargaining process. This does not mean that a strike has to happen with every collective bargaining agreement, but the threat of a strike does create a certain motivation for management to negotiate. T Continue Reading...
False Claims Act is a piece of legislation from the U.S. Congress that allows any individual with knowledge of a fraud being perfected against any agency of the U.S. Government to file a claim on behalf of the Government against the individual or bus Continue Reading...
This decision overturned the previous decision in Atkins v. Children's Hospital which held that a state maximum hour law was an unconstitutional infringement on the right of freedom of contract and hence a violation of the Due Process Clause. The ju Continue Reading...
As such, any valid arbitration agreement will be accordingly handled and implemented by the arbitrators on the case. 4) What specific steps can be taken effectively to change this legal outcome in future cases? In the case of Clinton Cole vs. Burn Continue Reading...
delete them, please note where the information came from. THANKS! Define and discuss the term "collective bargaining." The term "collective bargaining" refers to a process in which employers and employees (or their representative Continue Reading...
Unions have been dropping members at an incredible rate. The trouble can't be resolved by individual unions dealing with great, monopolistic, international companies. Unions must stick together and work in the political ring to elect government offi Continue Reading...
Imminent Hanging Critical Analysis A Critical Analysis of an Imminent Analysis A Critical Analysis of an Imminent Hanging Crain provides compelling arguments in support of his thesis in "An Imminent Hanging." (2011) Crain's primary concern is wi Continue Reading...
Employment at Will Policy: Exceptions to the Rule The notion of 'at will' employment reflects the fact that by law employees can be fired from any job for any cause, good or bad, depending on the whim of the employer, barring a written employment co Continue Reading...
Supervisor's Name Dear Sir/Madam Please find my research proposal on social media in the workplace below The modern workplace is characterized with the increased use of social media as a means of communication between individuals. Social media is Continue Reading...
It is human nature to align ourselves psychologically with the institutions in which we invest our time, sweat, and blood" (p. 152). 3. Does the writer clearly convey the main points and conclusions listed in the Journal Article? In reality, give Continue Reading...
(AFL-CIO, 2011e) These are the benefits to workers from unions and the result when they are not allowed to have unions. There are problems and benefits to the business from unions rather than workers from the unorganized sector. The Business: From Continue Reading...
Social Media/Workplace Conflict Every day, most of us create permanent records of our lives and the things we do through our Internet use, emails, texts, tweets, blogs, and similar technology. Information intended for friends and family can sometime Continue Reading...
Autonomous Control of Starbucks Do you think the administrative law judge and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) went too far in overruling Starbucks? Why or why not? It definitely appears that the administrative law judge and the National Lab Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Evolution of Employee Rights in the Modern Workplace This essay topic invites an exploration of how employee rights have changed over time, particularly in response to the shifts in the economy, technology, and socia Continue Reading...
