Section 20.2

Legislation Affecting Employment Section 20.2

Understanding Business and Personal Law

Legislation Affecting Legislation Affecting Employment Employment

Section 20.2Section 20.2

Employment Law

What You’ll Learn

How to recognize those areas of How to recognize those areas of employment that must be included in any employment that must be included in any collective bargaining process (p. 442)collective bargaining process (p. 442)

How to identify the objectives of the Taft-How to identify the objectives of the Taft-Hartley Act (p. 443)Hartley Act (p. 443)




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What You’ll Learn

How to identify the goal of the Landrum-How to identify the goal of the Landrum-Griffin Act (p. 444)Griffin Act (p. 444)

How to identify child labor laws (p. 445)How to identify child labor laws (p. 445)




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Why It’s Important

You need to know the laws that protect union You need to know the laws that protect union activities because you may be asked to join activities because you may be asked to join a union in the future.a union in the future.




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Legal Terms

closed shop (p. 444)closed shop (p. 444)union shop (p. 444)union shop (p. 444)right-to-work laws (p. 444)right-to-work laws (p. 444)featherbedding (p. 444)featherbedding (p. 444)child labor laws (p. 445)child labor laws (p. 445)




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Regulating Collective Bargaining Wagner ActTaft-Hartley ActLandrum-Griffin Act

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Regulating the Employment of Minors

State Child Labor LawsFederal Child Labor LawsIndustry-Education Cooperation

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Pre-Learning Question Pre-Learning Question

What laws regulate the process of collective bargaining?




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The government has played an active The government has played an active role in regulating collective bargaining. role in regulating collective bargaining. In the past, the courts held collective In the past, the courts held collective bargaining to be an illegal conspiracy; bargaining to be an illegal conspiracy; however, eventually the government however, eventually the government began to encourage it. began to encourage it.

Regulating Collective Bargaining Regulating Collective Bargaining




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Laws that address collective Laws that address collective bargaining include bargaining include

Regulating Collective Bargaining Regulating Collective Bargaining

The Wagner ActThe Wagner ActThe Taft-Hartley ActThe Taft-Hartley ActThe Landrum-Griffin Act The Landrum-Griffin Act




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The first federal law addressing The first federal law addressing collective bargaining was the National collective bargaining was the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also Labor Relations Act of 1935, also called the Wagner Act.called the Wagner Act.

Wagner Act Wagner Act




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The purpose of this act was to The purpose of this act was to encourage collective bargaining, encourage collective bargaining, discourage certain unfair labor discourage certain unfair labor practices, and provide federal practices, and provide federal assistance in obtaining fair bargaining.assistance in obtaining fair bargaining.





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The Wagner Act also established The Wagner Act also established guidelines for determining which guidelines for determining which employment concerns had to be employment concerns had to be included in the collective bargaining included in the collective bargaining process. process.





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The act states that employers must The act states that employers must negotiatenegotiate


WagesWagesHoursHoursConditions of employment Conditions of employment




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Many people felt that the Wagner Act Many people felt that the Wagner Act gave too great an advantage to the gave too great an advantage to the union bargaining unit. Consequently, it union bargaining unit. Consequently, it was amended in 1947 by the Labor-was amended in 1947 by the Labor-Movement Relations Act, also known Movement Relations Act, also known as the Taft-Hartley Act.as the Taft-Hartley Act.

Taft-Hartley Act Taft-Hartley Act




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The purpose of the Taft-Hartley Act The purpose of the Taft-Hartley Act was to equalize the power of labor was to equalize the power of labor and management.and management.





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This act This act Taft-Hartley Act Taft-Hartley Act

Provided for 60-day “cooling off” Provided for 60-day “cooling off” period.period.Made the closed shop illegal.Made the closed shop illegal.Allowed for the union shop.Allowed for the union shop.Allowed states to pass right-to-work Allowed states to pass right-to-work laws. laws.




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A A closed shopclosed shop is a business or is a business or company that requires a person to be company that requires a person to be a union member before being hired.a union member before being hired.





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In contrast, a In contrast, a union shopunion shop is a is a business in which a worker must join business in which a worker must join the union within 30 days after being the union within 30 days after being employed.employed.





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Right-to-work lawsRight-to-work laws are state laws are state laws that prohibit union shops.that prohibit union shops.





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FeatherbeddingFeatherbedding, or assigning more , or assigning more employees to a job than are actually employees to a job than are actually needed, and pressure exerted by a needed, and pressure exerted by a union to retain unnecessary union to retain unnecessary employees are prohibited by the Taft-employees are prohibited by the Taft-Hartley Act.Hartley Act.





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The Wagner Act was further amended The Wagner Act was further amended in 1959 by the Labor Management in 1959 by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, or the Reporting and Disclosure Act, or the Landrum-Griffin Act.Landrum-Griffin Act.

Landrum-Griffin Act Landrum-Griffin Act




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Its primary goal was to stop corruption Its primary goal was to stop corruption in the unions. in the unions.

Under provisions in this act, all unions Under provisions in this act, all unions must register their constitutions and must register their constitutions and bylaws with the Secretary of Labor. bylaws with the Secretary of Labor.

Landrum-Griffin Act Landrum-Griffin Act




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Match the labor law with its name.1. This law equalized the

power of labor and management.

(a) Wagner Act

2. This was the first federal law to address collective bargaining.

(b) Taft-Hartley Act

3. This law was enacted to stop corruption in the unions.

(c) Landrum-Griffin Act




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ANSWERANSWER

1.1. BB2.2. AA3.3. CC




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Pre-Learning Question Pre-Learning Question

How is the employment of minors regulated?




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During the industrial revolution, During the industrial revolution, children were often exploited by children were often exploited by employers. To prevent such abuse, employers. To prevent such abuse, laws were enacted to protect children laws were enacted to protect children who enter the labor force.who enter the labor force.

Regulating the Employment Regulating the Employment of Minors of Minors




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Child labor lawsChild labor laws, or laws that control , or laws that control the work that children are permitted to the work that children are permitted to do, developed slowly. do, developed slowly.

State Child Labor Laws State Child Labor Laws




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In 1842, Massachusetts and In 1842, Massachusetts and Connecticut passed laws limiting the Connecticut passed laws limiting the amount of hours that a child could amount of hours that a child could work.work.By 1930, only 44 states had child By 1930, only 44 states had child labor laws dealing with labor laws dealing with nonmanufacturing occupations. nonmanufacturing occupations.

State Child Labor Laws State Child Labor Laws




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A positive step in federal child labor A positive step in federal child labor laws was the child labor portion of the laws was the child labor portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as updated in 1974. updated in 1974.

Federal Child Labor Laws Federal Child Labor Laws




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There are many exceptions to the There are many exceptions to the minimum wage and maximum hours minimum wage and maximum hours rules in the Fair Labor Standards Act. rules in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Federal Child Labor Laws Federal Child Labor Laws




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They include They include Federal Child Labor Laws Federal Child Labor Laws

Working in agriculture after school Working in agriculture after school hourshoursChild actorsChild actorsChildren working for their parents in Children working for their parents in jobs other than manufacturingjobs other than manufacturingChildren delivering newspapers Children delivering newspapers




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

Industry-Education Cooperation Industry-Education Cooperation




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Reviewing What You Learned1. What employment areas must be

included in any collective bargaining process?

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Reviewing What You Learned

Wages, hours, and conditions of employment.


Answer




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Reviewing What You Learned2. What are the objectives of the Taft-

Hartley Act?





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To equalize the power of labor and management.


Answer




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Reviewing What You Learned3. What is the goal of the Landrum-

Griffin Act?





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To stop corruption in unions.


Answer




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Reviewing What You Learned4. What are child labor laws?





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Laws that control the work that children are permitted to do.


Answer




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Critical Thinking ActivityCollective Bargaining Why did the courts once believe that collective bargaining was an illegal conspiracy?




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Critical Thinking Activity AnswerCollective Bargaining Answers will vary, but could recognize that conspiracy means for people to come together to plan a crime. Government could have seen collective bargaining as workers coming together to plan to defraud their employer.




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Legal Skills in ActionChild Labor Your friend, Felicia, has threatened to complain to the Secretary of Labor because her parents have put her to work on the family farm after school.




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Legal Skills in ActionChild Labor Write a letter to Felicia explaining whether her complaint is justified.




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Legal Skills in Action AnswerChild Labor Letters should include that minors between 14 and 16 may be employed in jobs other than those covered by the Fair Labor Standards Acts, which includes children working in agriculture after school hours.

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