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Labor law is also known as employment law in some parts of the world. Labor law is a broad category that covers all area of employer/employee relations. Labor law also includes the negotiation processes and collective bargaining. Its purpose is to protect the employer and the employee in the case of a wrongdoing from both ends.The labor law dates back to the 1930s. It was during this time that Congress acted to raise minimum wage and there was reconsideration of the labor laws that were affecting the employees. There have been no major new laws that have been passed over the last few decades.
Acts forbidden under the labor law
- Dominating or otherwise interfering with formation of a labor union, including the provision of any financial or other support.
- Interfering with or restraining employees engaged in the exercise of their rights to organize and bargain collectively.
- Imposing any special conditions of employment, which tended either to encourage or discourage union membership. The law stated, however, that this provision should be construed to prohibit union contracts requiring union membership as a condition of employment in a company.
- Discharging or discriminating against an employee because he had given testimony or filed charges under the Act.
- Refusing to bargain collectively with unions representing a Company’s employees.