Supreme Court Cases 2013–14 Term

This is section 6 from a symposium called Recent Developments in Employment Law hosted by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, December 16, 2014.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_books/1251/thumbnail.jp

Collective Representation of Workers in The United States: Evolution of Legal Regimes Concerning Collective Autonomy and Freedom Of Association

The United States Constitution does not directly address the collective representation of workers. The First Amendment right to freedom of association has, however, been interpreted to protect the right of individuals to form and join trade unions. This Article discusses the evolution of legal regimes concerning collective autonomy and freedom of association within the United States

Corporate Social Responsibility for Enforcement of Labor Rights: Are There More Effective Alternatives?

This article addresses the concept of corporate social responsibility (hereinafter CSR) as it relates to labor rights. It considers the following issues: is the CSR model, as evidenced by the adoption of corporate codes of conduct, effective in protecting labor rights?; and is this model the best way to protect labor rights? These issues are examined from two perspectives: practical and philosophical. Lastly, some alternative enforcement mechanisms are considered and their respective advantages and disadvantages for purposes of ensuring labor rights are discussed

Supreme Court Cases 2013–14 Term

This is section 6 from a symposium called Recent Developments in Employment Law hosted by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, December 16, 2014.https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_books/1251/thumbnail.jp

Worker Well-Being in the 21st Century: Addressing the Psychosocial Context of Work

The world of work has undergone significant change since the days when nation-states first began addressing the issue of worker well-being. Early legal responses (such as worker compensation laws and health and safety regulations) focused on the physical environmental hazards to which workers were subjected, e.g. unsafe machinery or exposure to toxic chemicals. The transformation in the nature of work to a service-oriented economy has led many to rethink the types of hazards to which workers are exposed. Recent research has focused on the psychological and social environment in the workplace and how that may contribute to undermining worker health. This article considers the ways in which European countries and the United States are responding to this newly recognized threat to worker health

Worker Well-Being in the 21st Century: Addressing the Psychosocial Context of Work

The world of work has undergone significant change since the days when nation-states first began addressing the issue of worker well-being. Early legal responses (such as worker compensation laws and health and safety regulations) focused on the physical environmental hazards to which workers were subjected, e.g. unsafe machinery or exposure to toxic chemicals. The transformation in the nature of work to a service-oriented economy has led many to rethink the types of hazards to which workers are exposed. Recent research has focused on the psychological and social environment in the workplace and how that may contribute to undermining worker health. This article considers the ways in which European countries and the United States are responding to this newly recognized threat to worker health

Not Just Collective Bargaining: The Role Of Trade Unions In Creating And Maintaining A Democratic Society

This essay addresses the historical and contemporary roles which trade unions have played in creating conditions necessary for democracy to flourish. Their effectiveness in fulfilling these roles is due in large measure to the organizational characteristics which make trade unions the archetypal civil society organization: democratic representation, demographic representation, financial independence, breadth of concerns and placement within society. This essay explores these aspects of the trade union movement and suggests that advocates for democracy have cause for concern in the absence of a vibrant, and independent, domestic trade union movement

Foreword: Health in the Workplace

This article is a brief forward to the 1987 Notre Dame Law Review Symposium Issue

Collective Representation of Workers in The United States: Evolution of Legal Regimes Concerning Collective Autonomy and Freedom Of Association

The United States Constitution does not directly address the collective representation of workers. The First Amendment right to freedom of association has, however, been interpreted to protect the right of individuals to form and join trade unions. This Article discusses the evolution of legal regimes concerning collective autonomy and freedom of association within the United States

Protecting Worker Complaints After Meyers Industries

This Article examines the effect of the Meyers Industries decision on the protection available to workers under the NLRA, and discusses other statutory and common-law remedies protecting workers now foreclosed from NLRA protection as a result of Meyers Industries