1. Chapter 20.2 Legislation Affecting Employment

2. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment PULL OUT A SHEET OF PAPER!!!PULL OUT A SHEET OF PAPER!!! (This will be submitted in 5 minutes!) Get ready to answer the following questions…..(NO NOTES!)

3. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment 1. What is employment-at-will?1. What is employment-at-will? 2. What is a union?2. What is a union? 3. What is a collective bargaining agreement?3. What is a collective bargaining agreement? 4. What are the 6 protected classes we’ve looked at so far?4. What are the 6 protected classes we’ve looked at so far?

4. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Yesterday you learned about collective bargaining – the contracts created for employees that are part of a union.Yesterday you learned about collective bargaining – the contracts created for employees that are part of a union. So how does the government get involved in it?So how does the government get involved in it?

5. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment At one point in time, the courts saw collective bargaining as illegalAt one point in time, the courts saw collective bargaining as illegal In time, laws were passed to protect and encourage employees in unions:In time, laws were passed to protect and encourage employees in unions: Wagner Act/Labor Relations Act 1935Wagner Act/Labor Relations Act 1935 Taft-Hartley ActTaft-Hartley Act Landrum-Griffin ActLandrum-Griffin Act

6. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Wagner Act / National Labor Relations Act Purpose: Encourage collective bargaining Discourage unfair labor practices Provides federal assistance to get fair bargaining Establishes guidelines for employment concerns

7. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Wagner Act / National Labor Relations Act Specifically this act says Employers must negotiate WagesHours Conditions of Employment

8. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations Act People felt the Wagner Act favored unions & thus the Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947 Purpose: Equalize power of labor & management Provide a 60-day cooling off period Made closed shops illegal Allowed union shops Allowed states to pass right-to-work laws

9. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations Act Closed shop – a business or company that requires a person to be in a union before being hired (illegal) Union shop – business in which a worker must join the union within 30 days after being employed

10. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations Act Closed shop – a business or company that requires a person to be in a union before being hired (illegal) Union shop – business in which a worker must join the union within 30 days after being employed

11. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Taft-Hartley Act / Labor Movement Relations Act Right To Work laws are state laws that prohibit union shops Featherbedding – assigning more employees to a job than are actually needed (illegal)

12. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Landrum-Griffin Act Also called Labor Management Reporting & Disclosure Act of 1959 Primary Goal = to stop corruption in unions All unions must register their constitutions and bylaws with the Secretary of Labor

13. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Regulating Employment of Minors During Industrial Revolution child labor was exploited and children were not protected. Change came slowly Child Labor Laws – control the work children & minors are permitted to do

14. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment 1842 Massachusetts & Connecticut pass laws limiting the amount of hours a child could work By 1930 44 States had child labor laws dealing with non-manufacturing occupations

15. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Child Labor Laws In 1974 Child labor addressed as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Effective child labor regulation requires the help of industry and schools.

16. Chapter 20.2 Laws Affecting employment Federal Child Labor Laws Minors do not need to be paid the minimum wage and have different regulations regarding maximum hours Exceptions include: Working in agriculture after school Child actors Children working for parents in non- manufacturing jobs Children delivering newspapers