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Labor and Employment Law

Mercer Law Review

1950

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Can Administrative Handling Of Labor Problems Bring Industrial Peace?, E. Kontz Bennett May 1950

Can Administrative Handling Of Labor Problems Bring Industrial Peace?, E. Kontz Bennett

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The American bar has frequently criticized the everincreasing use of administrative agencies to handle legal problems. On the other hand, the bar itself has frequently been criticized by the lay public for its failure to expand legal machinery and legal concepts so as to meet a rapidly changing world. The bar, known for its ability to appraise honestly its own shortcomings, has often posed this question: "Would the administrative agencies be so frequently and consistently set up by law-making bodies if they did not supply a real need?"


Position Of Labor In Georgia, J. Carlton Ivey May 1950

Position Of Labor In Georgia, J. Carlton Ivey

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Georgia has no uniform system of laws pertaining to industrial relations. The statutes which have been passed are designed primarily to serve a threefold purpose-to guarantee to the individual employee the fullest freedom in exercising his right to work, to protect the rights of employers in any lawful business, and to maintain peace and order in industrial disputes. The state laws, as a whole, follow a public policy somewhat resembling the doctrine of laissez-faire, with the scales tipped definitely in favor of the employer. There are no state laws patterned after the National Labor Relations Act, the Federal Anti-Injunction Act …