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Labor Law in the Contemporary Workplace

4th Edition
Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt | Roberto L. Corrada | Christopher David Ruiz Cameron | César F. Rosado Marzán | Michael M. Oswalt | Rafael Gely
ISBN: 9798887861616
Subject: Labor Law
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 1414
Copyright: 2024 | Status: In Stock
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Labor Law in the Contemporary Workplace prepares students for the practice of labor law by introducing them to the principles of American labor law and many of the issues that labor attorneys face. The book is organized around contemporary problems as a means of teaching the core principles of labor law. Although the primary focus of the book is the National Labor Relations Act, considerable attention is given to the Railway Labor Act and public-sector labor laws because of their growing importance in contemporary practice. The fourth edition takes account of changes in the law since the first three editions were published and, in particular, new interpretations of the National Labor Relations Act by the National Labor Relations Board during the Biden Administration. The new edition includes edited versions of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 174 (2023) and the Board’s recent decisions in Lion Elastomers LLC (2023), The Atlanta Opera, Inc. (2023), American Steel Construction, Inc. (2022), and Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (2023).


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 11/28/2023

Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington

Roberto L. Corrada, University of Denver College of Law

Christopher David Ruiz Cameron, Southwestern School of Law

César F. Rosado Marzán, University of Iowa College of Law

Michael M. Oswalt, Wayne State University Law School

Rafael Gely, University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law

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Changes since the third edition:

  • New examples and discussion based on the union organizing drives at Amazon and Starbucks
  • New discussions of immigration and workers’ centers
  • Inclusion of the classic case of Vegelahn v. Guntner (1896)
  • New discussion of the implications of the COVID pandemic for the employment relationship and labor law
  • New discussion of sectoral bargaining
  • New examples on the protection of employee speech
  • A discussion on refusals to work under unsafe working conditions pursuant to sec 503 of the LMRA
  • A discussion of the NLRB’s decision in Alstate Maintenance (2019)
  • The NLRB’s recent decisions on unprotected activities in General Motors LLC (2019) and the Lion Elastomers LLC (2023)
  • A discussion of the Hollywood Writers’ Strike and “Striketober”
  • The NLRB’s decision on intermittent work stoppages in Walmart Stores, Inc. (2019)
  • A discussion of the NLRB’s decision in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. (2019)
  • The NLRB’s recent decision on who is an employee under the NLRA in The Atlanta Opera, Inc. (2023)
  • Updated discussion on the definition of who is a joint employer under the NLRA
  • The NLRB’s decision on appropriate bargaining units in American Steel Construction, Inc. (2022)
  • A discussion of the NLRB’s new representation election procedures
  • The NLRB’s landmark decision on bargaining orders in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (2023)
  • A discussion of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Epic Systems (2018)
  • A discussion of the NLRB’s post-arbitral deferral standard in United Parcel Services (2019)
  • A discussion of the NLRB’s decision in Ridgewood Health Care Center, Inc., (2019)
  • A discussion of the possible federal preemption of state legislation prohibiting employer captive audience speeches
  • The Supreme Court’s decision on federal labor preemption in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 174, 143 S. Ct. 1404 (2023)

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