Chapter 16

Labor-Management Relations Act (1947)

(also called the taft-Hartley Act) proscribe certain unfair union practices

Union Shop

A firm that requires all workers, once employed, to become union members within a specified period of time as a condition of their continued employment

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

established an employee bill of rights and reporting requirement for union activities.

National Labor Relations Act (1935)

established the rights of employees to engage in collective bargaining and to strike.

the Fair Standards Act

extended wage-labor requirements to cover all employers engaged in interstate commerce or in producing goods for interstate commerce, plus selected other types of business

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

govern employers that have private pension funds for their employees

The occupational safety and health act

imposes on employers duty to keep workplaces safe. Also the act prohibits employers from firing or discriminating against any employee who refuse to work when he or she believes a workplace is unsafe

Federal Labor Laws

1. Norris-Laguardia Act 2. National Labor relations Act 3. Labor-Management Relations Act 4. Labor-Management reporting and Disclosure Act

Closed Shop

a firm that requires union membership by its workers as a conditions employment, which is illegal

the Federal Unemployment Tax Act

a state-administered system that provides unemployment compensation to eligible individuals who have lost their jobs.

Hot-Cargo Agreement

an illegal agreement in which employers voluntarily agree with unions not to handle, use, or deal in the nonunion-produced goods of other emloyers

Walsh-Healey Act

applies to U.S govt. contracts. It requires that a min wage, as well as overtime pay at 1.5 times regular pay rate. be paid to employees of manufacturers or suppliers entering into contracts with agencies of the federal govt.

The immigration Act

placed caps on the number of visa that can be issued to immigrants each year

the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

prohibits an employer from eliminating a worker's medical, optical, or dental insurance on the voluntary or involuntary termination of the worker's employment

Norris-LaGuardia Act

protects peaceful strikes, picketing, and boycotts.

Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)

provided amnesty to certain groups of illegal aliens living in the United states at the time. It also established a system that sanctions employers who hire illegal immigrants lacking work authorization

The Davis-Bacon Act

requires contractors and subcontractors working on federal government construction projects to pay "prevailing wages" to their employees

Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)

requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide employees with u to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12 month period

worker's compensation law

state statutes that establish an administrative process for compensating workers for injuries that arise in the course of their employment, regardless of fault