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Law Library Blog (October 2017): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Blog (October 2017): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
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Barriers To Immigrant Laborers' Access To Workplace Rights, Anita Sinha
Barriers To Immigrant Laborers' Access To Workplace Rights, Anita Sinha
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Did Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. Produce Disposable Workers?, Robert I. Correales
Did Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. Produce Disposable Workers?, Robert I. Correales
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On March 27, 2002, The United State Supreme Court ruled in Hoffman Plastic Compounds v. N.L.R.B. that, although undocumented workers are “employees” within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), they cannot be answered backpay remedies, even if discharged in violation of the Act. The Hoffman decision represents a retrenchment from a trend in which virtually all jurisdictions that had considered the issue found in favor of the workers. The principal rationale in support of these remedies for undocumented workers had been that such awards are not only remedial but also serve important deterrent functions that protect the …