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Labor and Employment Law

Selected Works

2009

Labor Law

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The Way To Save Card Check, Michael J. Goldberg May 2009

The Way To Save Card Check, Michael J. Goldberg

Michael J Goldberg

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And The Global Economy: The Centrality Of Economic And Social Rights, Marley S. Weiss May 2009

Human Rights And The Global Economy: The Centrality Of Economic And Social Rights, Marley S. Weiss

Marley S. Weiss

No abstract provided.


Recent Decisions Of The Supreme Court In Labor Law, David S. Bogen Apr 2009

Recent Decisions Of The Supreme Court In Labor Law, David S. Bogen

David S. Bogen

No abstract provided.


Architectural Digest For International Trade And Labor Law: Regional Free Trade Agreements And Minimum Criteria For Enforceable Social Clauses, Marley S. Weiss Mar 2009

Architectural Digest For International Trade And Labor Law: Regional Free Trade Agreements And Minimum Criteria For Enforceable Social Clauses, Marley S. Weiss

Marley S. Weiss

Until the advent of binding “social clauses” in free trade arrangements, and incorporation of stronger social rights in the European Community treaties, the rapid widening and deepening of international commercial integration proceeded largely separate from international labor rights obligations. Inclusion of a “social clause” in a trade agreement ensures that the parties´ international labor rights commitments have equal dignity and binding force with their trade obligations. The threat of economic sanction for non-observance of labor commitments akin to the penalties for trade rule violations also may provide some “teeth” to induce compliance, unlike the lack of economic sanctions for violation …


A Look At Labor Law In The Land Down Under: Industrial Relations In Australia, David S. Bogen Feb 2009

A Look At Labor Law In The Land Down Under: Industrial Relations In Australia, David S. Bogen

David S. Bogen

No abstract provided.


Citizen Employees, Richard R. Carlson Jan 2009

Citizen Employees, Richard R. Carlson

Richard R Carlson

“Citizen employees” are employees who favor the public interest even when doing so exposes them to the risk of retaliation by their employers. They are widely praised in the media, but laws for their protection are uneven, incomplete, and inadequate for their protection. This article proposes that lawmakers should recognize citizen employees as a distinct class for purposes of drafting and developing laws for their protection. This article also proposes that lawmakers should define the protected conduct of citizen employees broadly and with reference to a broad range of public interests, and that they should authorize the courts to develop …