| Labor & Employment Law |
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| Workers' Compensation Overview |
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| Under modern workers' compensation statutes, lengthy court battles and unfair burdens on employees are generally avoided. The statutes provide coverage to employees for accidental injuries that "arise out of and in the course of" employment. No assessment of "fault" is required. More... |
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| The Employee Benefits Security Administration-Enforcement of ERISA Disclosure and Reporting Requirements |
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| The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) regulates how private-sector employee benefit plans are administered and requires benefit plans to provide information about plans and changes to the plans to both the federal government and to plan participants and beneficiaries. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), an agency of the United States Department of Labor, has the responsibility of administering the fiduciary, reporting, and disclosure provisions of ERISA. Prior to 2003, the EBSA was known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, which prior to 1986 was known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Program. In 1986, the program was also upgraded to sub-cabinet classification. The EBSA also oversees the fiduciary and auditing aspects of the Thrift Savings Plan that was established under the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act. More... |
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| Labor Unions |
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| Many claims of breach of the duty of fair representation stem from a labor union's refusal to pursue a grievance on behalf of a union member. Despite the prohibition of invidious or hostile discrimination in representing its members, labor unions have significant leeway in the way they represent their members, including the handling of grievances. A union has the discretion to determine whether a grievance of one of its members is in fact meritorious or not. Dissatisfied union members whose unions have decided adversely to the members as to the merit of their grievances may bring lawsuits against the union for breach of the duty of fair representation. More... |
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| Labor Management Relations Act |
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| In 1947, Congress passed the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), also known as the Taft-Hartley Act, which amended the National Labor Relations Act primarily to impose certain restrictions on the activities of labor unions. The LMRA also imposed upon employers and labor unions a "mutual obligation . . . to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement or any question arising thereunder." This obligation is known as the "duty to bargain." More... |
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