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Labor and Employment Law

Thomas C. Kohler

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Modern Man, Thomas Kohler Aug 2009

Modern Man, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

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Restatement - Technique And Tradition In The United States, Thomas Kohler Dec 2007

Restatement - Technique And Tradition In The United States, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

This paper considers the meaning and development in a historical perspective of what Americans mean by labour law. The author highlights the fact that employment law in the United States consists of a patchwork of state regulation with a variegated federal overlay. He also discusses the development of the restatement tradition in the United States and examines the course and the current status of the Restatement of Employment Law project promoted by the American Law Institute (ALI), taking account of the fact that the character of employment has changed radically in the past two decades, and has yet to reach …


The Notion Of Solidarity And The Secret History Of American Labor Law, Thomas Kohler Dec 2004

The Notion Of Solidarity And The Secret History Of American Labor Law, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

"Solidarity," a term not overly familiar to Americans, sometimes seems to have as many meanings as it has users. The concept became incorporated into American thought during the 19th and 20th century waves of Catholic and Jewish immigration. It provides a European vision of communitarian social order that competes with the "unencumbered self" - America's unique brand of individualism. Among philosophers, politicians, religious thinkers, and social activists, solidarity theory sought to redefine the then-prevailing views of social bonds. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the American labor movement, which espouses as its core values the principles of unity and …


Employee Representation, The Notion Of Solidarity And The Secret History Of American Labor Law, Thomas Kohler Dec 2002

Employee Representation, The Notion Of Solidarity And The Secret History Of American Labor Law, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

No abstract provided.


Labor Law And Labor Relations: Comparative And Historical Perspectives, Thomas Kohler Dec 1997

Labor Law And Labor Relations: Comparative And Historical Perspectives, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

No abstract provided.


Labour Law And Labour Relations: Comparative And Historical Perspectives, Thomas Kohler Dec 1995

Labour Law And Labour Relations: Comparative And Historical Perspectives, Thomas Kohler

Thomas C. Kohler

No abstract provided.