Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), and religion in employment, education, and access to public facilities and public accommodations, such as restauran
A clawback is the recovery of previously authorized funds.
A closed shop is an arrangement whereby a place of employment requires current membership in a specific union as a condition of employment. While initially permitted, the practice of closed shops has since been outlawed by the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947.
COBRA, or the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, is a federal statute, passed in 1985 that provides employees and their families the right to continue group health benefits under an
Coercive statement by an employer refers to when employers illegally attempt to pressure employees to not participate in union activities. Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), an employer may not make any coercive statement that involves threats to the employee. Freedom of speech protects an employers’ ability to make arguments to their employees against joining a union, but in doing so, the employer cannot include any hints of reprisals against the employee.
Collective bargaining is the negotiation process between an employer and a union comprised of workers to create an agreement that will govern the
The Collyer doctrine is a doctrine in labor law which states that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will defer charges (ie.
Compensation is payment or remuneration for work or services performed or for harm suffered (see also damages).
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, also known as COBRA, is a federal statute, passed in 1985, that provides employees and their families the right to continue group health benefits&
Constructive discharge occurs when an employee quits their job in response to working conditions that are so poor that no reasonable person would stay. Like other “constructive” variants, constructive discharge functions in the eyes of the law as if the employee was terminated.
