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| National Labor Relations Act |
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| a 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of employees in the private sector to engage in concerted activity. This may include creating labor unions (also known as trade unions), discussing organizing and workplace issues among coworkers, engaging in collective bargaining, and taking part in strikes |
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| establishes a Federally protected right of employees to unionize and to bargain collectively. |
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| Prohibits Unfair Employer Practices |
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| the Act identifies five unfair labor practices by an employer. |
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| National Labor Relations Board |
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| created to administer these rights by rules and enforcement. |
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| Labor-Management Relations Act |
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| a federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions. |
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| Labor-Management Relations Act |
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| This Prohibits Unfair Union Practices – identifies 7 unfair labor practices by unions |
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| Labor-Management Relations Act |
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1.Prohibits Unfair Union Practices
2.Prohibits “Closed Shops”
3.Allows “Union Shops”
4.Right-to-work states |
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Fair Labor Standards Act
Establishes federal minimum wage for most industries; Establishes child labor limitations |
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| Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 |
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| grants employees leave for serious health conditions of the worker or family member, or for family leave (birth or adoption). |
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Employment Discrimination Law
*Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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| prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender (inc. pregnancy), religion, or national origin, in “terms and conditions of employment”; includes hiring, firing, promotion, compensation among others |
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Employment Discrimination Law:
*Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 |
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| prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in hiring, firing, or compensating; does not apply when favoring an older employee over a younger one. |
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| Employment Discrimination Law: *Americans with Disabilities Act |
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| - prohibits discrimination on account of disability, and requires accommodation in some case |
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| 3 laws of the 1964 Civil Rights Act |
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1. Discrimination
2. Harrasment
3. Sexual Harrassment |
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*Discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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– is prohibited; includes *(1) ¬intentionally treating people in protected classes less favorably (disparate treatment)
(2)¬ engaging in nondiscriminatory conduct that perpetuates past discrimination, and
*(3)¬ using neutral policies that have a disparate impact (non-intentional discrimination) |
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| a form of discrimination in which individuals are mistreated because of some protected characteristic; generally must be severe to create liability |
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| Sexual Harrassment; Civil Rights Act 1964 |
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| an illegal form of sexual discrimination that includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. |
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| prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees on the basis of gender by paying unequal wages for equivalent work. |
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| *There are 4 defenses to this act, including seniority systems; merit systems; productivity systems; or factors other than sex. |
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| a “contract” of employment for other than a definite term is terminable at will by either party. |
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| awarded to an employee injured in the course of employment. |
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| *Unemployment Compensation (EPA) |
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| awarded to workers who have lost their jobs and cannot find other employment . |
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| Martha was convicted of obstruction of justice, arising out of an investigation for insider trading under the Securities Exchange Act |
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| civil prosecution under Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Microsoft found liable for monopolizing activity with regard to computer software |
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| Apple Computers v. Microsoft |
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| Microsoft was found not to have violated Apple’s copyrights because it had a license to use the fundamental information in them – the important thing to know about this case is that it confirmed that computer programs, including their visual display, could be copyrighted |
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| Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson |
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| severe or pervasive sexual harassment violates laws against sex discrimination |
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