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Reform Suggestions On Sample Labor Contracts In China, Lin Li

Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers

The labor relationship is the predominant and fundamental relationship in human society. The regulation of this relationship is the most important to human being’s development.

The regulation of the labor relationship is closely linked to personal basic rights and individual destiny.

To regulate the labor relationship, that is, to establish labor rights and duties, depends on labor laws and labor contracts. But in the long history of China, there has been no labor law and labor contract. Since the open door policy was implemented, labor law and the system of labor contract began slowly. However the situation is still far …

First National Maintenance Corp. V. National Labor Relations Board: Eliminating Bargaining For Low-Wage Service Workers, Alan Hyde

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The Supreme Court decision finds an employer privileged not to bargain with the union over a decision to eliminate a portion of operations (by not renewing a contract with a particular customer), undertaken entirely for economic reasons turning not at all on labor costs, and without animus to the union. No such case has ever been presented to the National Labor Relations Board, and interviews with the principals reveals that these were not the facts of First National Maintenance either. The case was a carefully-constructed hypothetical that omitted key facts, such as the employer's history of illegal conduct to avoid …