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To Bargain Or Not To Bargain: A New Chapter In Work Relocation Decisions, B. Glenn George

Faculty Publications

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You Promised! - May An Employer Cancel Or Modify Employee Severance Pay Arrangements?, Earle K. Shawe, Mark J. Swerdlin

Maryland Law Review

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Alternatives To Challenged Employee Selection Criteria: The Significance Of Nonstatistical Evidence In Disparate Impact Cases Under Title Vii, Julia C. Lamber

Articles by Maurer Faculty

In contrast to most recent commentary and a superficial reading of Supreme Court cases, Professor Lamber rehabilitates the concept of a distinct disparate impact theory under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. She examines one important evidentiary question-the significance of alternative employee section criteria-to expose underlying policy questions often buried in technical questions of form. Others have argued that the Supreme Court's apparent analytical and evidentiary alignment of disparate impact and disparate treatment cases shows that Title VII bars only "intentional discrimination" and thus the purpose of alternatives evidence is quite limited. Professor Lamber presents a different view, …

Three New Exceptions To The Employment At Will Doctrine—Thompson V. St. Regis Paper Co., 102 Wn. 2d 219, 685 P.2d 1081 (1984), Susan Ward

Washington Law Review

In Thompson v. St. Regis Paper Company, the Washington Supreme Court limited the employer's right to discharge at will employees by carving out three specific exceptions to the at will rule. This approach is a tentative step toward protection of the interests of employees in Washington. However, because many unjustly discharged employees will be unable to frame a complaint that falls within one of these narrow exceptions, the Thompson decision falls short of a comprehensive solution to the problem of unfair discharge.

Wildcat Strikes In Health Care Institutions—East Chicago Rehabilitation Center, Inc. V. Nlrb, 720 F.2d 397 (7th Cir. 1983), Cert. Denied, 104 S. Ct. 1414 (1984), Crissa Cugini

Washington Law Review

In 1974, Congress added section 8(g) to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), requiring labor organizations in health care institutions to give ten days' notice before striking. In East Chicago Rehabilitation Center, Inc. v. NLRB, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals interpreted the ten day notice provision in the context of a wildcat strike by seventeen nurse's aides. A divided court held that the wildcat strikers were not required to give ten days' notice because they were not a "labor organization." The court further held that the strikers were protected even though theirs was a wildcat strike not authorized by …

Drawing Lines And Defining Remedies: The Impact Of Ellis V. Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks On The First Amendment Rights Of Dissident Employees, Shane R. Swindle

BYU Law Review

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The National Labor Relations Act Does Not Preempt A Discharged Permanent Replacement Worker's State Cause Of Action, Stephanie L. Stromire

Vanderbilt Law Review

The purpose of this Recent Development is to examine the issues surrounding discharged permanent replacement workers and to discuss problems confronting state courts that try to implement the Belknap decision. Part II of this Recent Development analyzes the legal background leading up to Belknap. Part III examines the Belknap opinion. Part IV criticizes the decision on three fronts and suggests possible ways of addressing the problems that Belknap presents.

Working Class Hero: A New Strategy For Labor, David L. Gregory

Vanderbilt Law Review

It is very rare to find a worthwhile book so fraught with fundamental weaknesses. Fortunately, Aronowitz' flawed conclusions readily can be separated from his fine historical and political analysis of the American labor movement. The first two sections of the book are a legitimate contribution to historical progressive labor scholarship. The broader perspective posited by Aronowitz, the union organizer, may enhance future labor scholarship. The crucial task, however, remains: Progressive labor scholars must move from criticism of conventional labor relations modalities to a formulation of realistic plans for the achievement of full human dignity in the employment environment. Working Class …

The Liability Of Third Parties Under Title Vii, Andrew O. Schiff

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note considers the extent to which Title VII covers discrimination by third parties other than employment agencies and labor organizations. Part I analyzes the rationale for covering third parties, discussing Title VIl's language and the policies that Congress intended it to serve. Part II proposes a framework for analyzing the liability of third parties. Part III applies this framework to three instances where courts have disagreed about the liability of a particular third party: insurance companies' administration of employee benefits, state licensing agencies' licensing of individuals for various occupations, and hospitals' granting of staff privileges to doctors.

Some Observations About The Standards Applied To Labor Injunction Litigation Under Sections 10(J) And 10(L) Of The National Labor Relations Act, George Schatzki

Indiana Law Journal

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Constructive Concerted Activity Under The Nlra: Conflicting Signals From The Court And The Board, Terry A. Bethel

Indiana Law Journal

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Strikebreakers, The Supreme Court, And Belknap, Inc. V. Hale: The Continuing Erosion Of Federal Labor Preemption, Kevin J. Fay

Buffalo Law Review

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Charting The Future Course For Corporate Management Of Health Risks, Michael S. Baram

Faculty Scholarship

Corporations engage in technological activities of benefit to society, but thereby also create new health risks for workers, consumers, and communities. Government regulatory agencies deal with this chronic problem by conducting risk analyses and imposing various duties on private firms. Despite agency efforts and corporate compliance, health risks continue to arise and take their toll. To what extent will private firms voluntarily assume greater responsibility for preventing these health risks? This question is of increasing social importance, because the limitations of regulatory efforts are now obvious, whereas health risks are now being identified at what appears to be an increasing …

Yankees Out Of North America: Foreign Employer Job Discrimination Against American Citizens, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Note explores Title VII's relationship to the hiring practices of foreign employers. It focuses on Japanese employers, who might face the toughest Title VII challenge to a business and cultural familiarity or citizenship requirement. Part I sets out arguments for and against finding intentional discrimination - disparate treatment - in either of these hiring requirements. It suggests that a court should refuse to find national origin discrimination when the employer imposes a business and cultural familiarity requirement. However, when an applicant is denied employment solely on the basis of citizenship, a strong argument may be made that the …

The Test Of Employee Status: Economic Relations And Title Vii, Nancy E. Dowd

William & Mary Law Review

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Re Island Telephone Co Ltd And International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers, Local 1030, Innis Christie

Innis Christie Collection

Under the Collective Agreement, the Company and the Union agreed "to provide safe working conditions, proper and adequate tools, equipment and protective devices". The Union argued that this provision required the Company to provide safety boots. Originally the Company had examined the issue and intended to provide each employee with one pair of safety shoes a year (prior to this, the Company had contributed towards the purchase of safety shoes). Based on the experience of another Company, it was decided not to provide shoes but to initiate a new policy of making a greater contribution to the cost of new …

Statement [For] Distribution And Economics Of Employer Provided Fringe Benefits: Hearings Before The Subcommittee On Social Security And Subcommittee On Select Revenue Measures Of The Committee On Ways And Means, House Of Representatives, Stephen A. Woodbury

Testimonies

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Hearing On Fair Reduction-In-Force (Rif) Practice Act Of 1984 (H.R. 6080) Before The U.S. House Of Representatives Committee On Post Office And Civil Service Subcommittee On Human Resources: Testimony, Wayne R. Wendling

Testimonies

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Union Liability For Illegal Strikes: The Mass Action Theory Redefined, Jerald R. Cureton, Victor J. Kisch

West Virginia Law Review

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Restrictions On Political Activities Of Government Employees, Elizabeth L. Crittenden

West Virginia Law Review

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Union Participation In Oshrc Hearings

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Turnabout Toward Fair Play: The Nlrb's Revised Approach To Union Officer Superseniority

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Seniority Rights Vs. Racial Quotas, Neal Devins

Popular Media

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Denial Of Unemployment Benefits To Otherwise Eligible Women On The Basis Of Pregnancy: Section 3304(A)(12) Of Federal Unemployment Tax Act, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Note examines the conflicting interpretations of section 3304(a)(12) of the Federal Act. The Porcher decision serves as a point of reference throughout this Note, since opposing constructions of the section were presented in the case. Part I describes the basic framework of FUTA and presents the disparate interpretations of section 3304(a)(12) that have been advanced.

Part II analyzes section 3304(a)(12) with reference to the statutory language and legislative history. As a preliminary matter, this part considers the degree of deference that should be afforded the Secretary of Labor's certification of state programs that treat pregnancy like all other medical …

Customers, Coercion And Congressional Intent: Regulating Secondary Consumer Boycotts Under The National Labor Relations Act, Larry S. Bush

West Virginia Law Review

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Involuntary Servitude: The Current Enforcement Of Employee Covenants Not To Compete – A Proposal For Reform, Phillip J. Closius, Henry M. Schaffer

All Faculty Scholarship

A covenant not to compete is a contractual restriction upon an individual's ability to compete with another person or entity following the termination of some transaction or relationship between the two. Because of the increasing emphasis in the American economy on technically skilled employees and service oriented businesses, the covenant not to compete has become a standard addition to employment contracts. Moreover, the number of litigated and reported cases may represent only a small percentage of the actual number of employment restrictions currently in force. Regardless of their validity and enforceability, covenants not to compete chill the free movement of …

Analysis Of The Charter And Its Application To Labour Law, Joel Fichaud

Dalhousie Law Journal

Analysis of the Charter and Its Application to Labour Law This paper: (1) lists the provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms1 which may have relevance to labour law; (2) suggests a possible framework for analysis of the provisions, and; (3) applies the provisions and analysis to aspects of labour law.

Fortieth Anniversary Of Steele And Tunstall, J. Clay Smith Jr.

Selected Speeches

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New Ways In Corporate Governance: European Experiments With Labor Representation On Corporate Boards, Klaus J. Hopt

Michigan Law Review

Corporate governance has been discussed in Europe for over 150 years. Indeed, in the 1840's, when the first Corporation Act was enacted in Prussia, three troubling features of the corporate organization form had already been discerned: (I) the vulnerability of small investors who lacked the influence and sophistication to. control the corporation; (2) the risk to creditors and the public created by the limited liability of the corporation, especially when combined with inadequate funds and poorly controlled management; and (3) the power that big corporations could amass economically, by monopolizing markets, and politically, by exerting influence on public opinion and …

Reconciling The Age Discrimination In Employment Act And Federalism-Constitutional Balancing Or Judicial Sleight Of Hand: Eeoc V. Wyoming, Jeffrey B. Hays

BYU Law Review

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