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State Action And The Enforcement Of Compulsory Arbitration Agreements Against Employment Discrimination Claims, Jeffrey L. Fisher Jan 2000

State Action And The Enforcement Of Compulsory Arbitration Agreements Against Employment Discrimination Claims, Jeffrey L. Fisher

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Employment Benefits: Will Your Significant Other Be Covered?, Renee M. Scire, Christopher A. Raimondi Jan 2000

Employment Benefits: Will Your Significant Other Be Covered?, Renee M. Scire, Christopher A. Raimondi

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Struggle For Human Rights, Harry Wu Jan 2000

The Struggle For Human Rights, Harry Wu

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Use (Or Abuse) Of Expert Witnesses In Post-Daubert Employment Litigation, Bruce D. Black Jan 2000

The Use (Or Abuse) Of Expert Witnesses In Post-Daubert Employment Litigation, Bruce D. Black

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Convocation Inaugurating The Samuel M. Kaynard Distinguished Visiting Professorship In Labor And Employment Law, Stuart Rabinowitz, Eric J. Schmertz, Shuart M. James, John D. Feerick, Meryl R. Kaynard, Ann Kaynard Jan 2000

Convocation Inaugurating The Samuel M. Kaynard Distinguished Visiting Professorship In Labor And Employment Law, Stuart Rabinowitz, Eric J. Schmertz, Shuart M. James, John D. Feerick, Meryl R. Kaynard, Ann Kaynard

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Conceptions Of Fairness And The Fair Labor Standards Act, Seth D. Harris Jan 2000

Conceptions Of Fairness And The Fair Labor Standards Act, Seth D. Harris

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

This article uses the history of the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage provisions to examine how statutes that benefit interests that are comparatively weak in the political market become law. The article tracks the history of the American debate over fairness in wages beginning with the demise of slavery through the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938 in search of an answer. The search yields two answers. The first answer is that bargaining power is dynamic, not static. The article discusses the socio-economic crises and effective political advocacy by living wage proponents that changed the political …


The Right Of Attorneys To Unionize, Collectively Bargain, And Strike: Legal And Ethical Considerations*, Laura Midwood, Amy Vitacco Jan 2000

The Right Of Attorneys To Unionize, Collectively Bargain, And Strike: Legal And Ethical Considerations*, Laura Midwood, Amy Vitacco

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Putting Gilmer Where It Belongs: The Faa's Labor Exemption, David E. Feller Jan 2000

Putting Gilmer Where It Belongs: The Faa's Labor Exemption, David E. Feller

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

Relying on the Federal Arbitration Act, the Supreme Court in Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson-Lane Corp. enforced an agreement to arbitrate all disputes to prevent judicial adjudication of a claim under the Americans With Disabilities Act. That decision has led employers of millions of workers to require an agreement to arbitrate future claims of violations of all statutes protecting employment rights as a condition of getting or keeping a job. This article argues that the exemption in Section 1 of the Act of "contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce" …


Striking Bargains: The At-Will Employment Of Permanent Strike Replacements, Michael D. Moberly Jan 2000

Striking Bargains: The At-Will Employment Of Permanent Strike Replacements, Michael D. Moberly

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Group Legal Plan Revolution: Bright Horizon Or Dark Future?, Brian Heid, Eitan Misulovin Jan 2000

The Group Legal Plan Revolution: Bright Horizon Or Dark Future?, Brian Heid, Eitan Misulovin

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


"Membership" Obligations Under Nlra Section 8(A)(3): A Proposal For Statutory Change, Ronald Turner Jan 2000

"Membership" Obligations Under Nlra Section 8(A)(3): A Proposal For Statutory Change, Ronald Turner

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Nlrb's "Runaway Shop" Doctrine In The Context Of Mid-Term Work Relocation Based On Union Labor Costs, Jan W. Sturner Jan 2000

An Analysis Of The Nlrb's "Runaway Shop" Doctrine In The Context Of Mid-Term Work Relocation Based On Union Labor Costs, Jan W. Sturner

Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal

No abstract provided.