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Chapter 20.2 Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employmentLaws Affecting employment

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•1. What is employment-at-will?1. What is employment-at-will?

•2. What is a union?2. What is a union?

•3. What is a collective bargaining 3. What is a collective bargaining agreement?agreement?

•4. What are the 6 protected 4. What are the 6 protected classes we’ve looked at so far?classes we’ve looked at so far?


•Yesterday you learned about Yesterday you learned about collective bargaining – the collective bargaining – the contracts created for employees contracts created for employees that are part of a union.that are part of a union.

•So how does the government get So how does the government get involved in it?involved in it?


•At one point in time, the courts saw At one point in time, the courts saw collective bargaining as collective bargaining as illegalillegal

• In time, laws were passed to protect In time, laws were passed to protect and encourage employees in unions:and encourage employees in unions:• Wagner Act/Labor Relations Act 1935Wagner Act/Labor Relations Act 1935• Taft-Hartley ActTaft-Hartley Act• Landrum-Griffin ActLandrum-Griffin Act


Wagner Act / National Labor Relations Wagner Act / National Labor Relations ActAct

Purpose:Purpose:

Encourage collective bargainingEncourage collective bargaining

Discourage unfair labor practicesDiscourage unfair labor practices

Provides federal assistance to get fair Provides federal assistance to get fair bargainingbargaining

Establishes guidelines for employment Establishes guidelines for employment concernsconcerns


Wagner Act / National Labor Wagner Act / National Labor Relations ActRelations Act

Specifically this act says Employers Specifically this act says Employers must negotiatemust negotiate

WagesWages

HoursHours

Conditions of EmploymentConditions of Employment


Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations ActAct

People felt the Wagner Act favored unions & thus People felt the Wagner Act favored unions & thus the Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947the Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947

Purpose: Equalize power of labor & managementPurpose: Equalize power of labor & management

Provide a 60-day cooling off periodProvide a 60-day cooling off period

Made closed shops illegalMade closed shops illegal

Allowed union shopsAllowed union shops

Allowed states to pass right-to-work lawsAllowed states to pass right-to-work laws


Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations ActAct

Closed shop –Closed shop – a business or company a business or company that requires a person to be in a union that requires a person to be in a union before before being hired (illegal)being hired (illegal)

Union shopUnion shop – business in which a – business in which a worker must join the union within 30 worker must join the union within 30 days after being employeddays after being employed


Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations ActRelations Act

Right To Work laws Right To Work laws are state laws are state laws that prohibit union shopsthat prohibit union shops

FeatherbeddingFeatherbedding– assigning more – assigning more employees to a job than are employees to a job than are actually needed (illegal)actually needed (illegal)


Landrum-Griffin ActLandrum-Griffin Act

Also called Labor Management Reporting Also called Labor Management Reporting & Disclosure Act of 1959& Disclosure Act of 1959

Primary Goal = Primary Goal = to stop corruption in to stop corruption in unionsunions

All unions must register their constitutions All unions must register their constitutions and bylaws with the Secretary of Laborand bylaws with the Secretary of Labor


Regulating Employment of MinorsRegulating Employment of Minors

During Industrial Revolution child labor During Industrial Revolution child labor was exploited and children were not was exploited and children were not protected. Change came slowlyprotected. Change came slowly

Child Labor LawsChild Labor Laws– control the work – control the work children & minors are permitted to dochildren & minors are permitted to do


18421842

Massachusetts & Connecticut pass Massachusetts & Connecticut pass laws limiting the amount of hours a laws limiting the amount of hours a child could workchild could work

By 1930By 1930

44 States had child labor laws 44 States had child labor laws dealing with non-manufacturing dealing with non-manufacturing occupationsoccupations


Child Labor LawsChild Labor Laws

In 1974In 1974

Child labor addressed as an Child labor addressed as an amendment to the Fair Labor amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938Standards Act of 1938

Effective child labor regulation requires Effective child labor regulation requires the help of industry and schools.the help of industry and schools.


Federal Child Labor LawsFederal Child Labor Laws

Minors do not need to be paid the Minors do not need to be paid the minimum wage and have different minimum wage and have different regulations regarding maximum hoursregulations regarding maximum hours

Exceptions include:Exceptions include:Working in agriculture after schoolWorking in agriculture after schoolChild actorsChild actorsChildren working for parents in non-Children working for parents in non-manufacturing jobsmanufacturing jobsChildren delivering newspapersChildren delivering newspapers

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