This case is about an Army claimant who had given birth and alleged sex and race discrimination. She claimed that she suffered indirect discrimination because she had to care …
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United Kingdom: Eagle Place Services Ltd & Ors v Rudd, 2009
This case concerns disability discrimination. The claimant was disabled but had worked for a law firm with accommodations and adjustments before he was dismissed. The Court held that the employer …
Labor Relations in the National Hockey League: A Model of Transnational Collective Bargaining
This article (IN 20 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 147 (2009)) explores the structure of the National Hockey League’s labor relations system, which covers a labor sector extending from the United …
The Philippines: Republic Act 9710 Magna Carta of Women
This is a summary of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) in Philippines. MCW is “a comprehensive women’s human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, …
South Korea: Court decision regarding standard for legitimate industrial action (Case Number: 2007Du12859)
This is a court decision which sets forth the standard for legitimate industrial action under the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act. (English) https://library.scourt.go.kr/SCLIB_data/decision/6-51%20Supreme%20Court%20Decision%202007Du12859%20Decided%20June%2023.htm (Korean) https://glaw.scourt.go.kr/wsjo/panre/sjo100.do?saNo=2007%EB%91%9012859&bubNm=%EB%8C%80%EB%B2%95%EC%9B%90
“The diversity and politics of trade unions’ responses to minority ethnic and migrant workers: The context of the UK”
Research Article Abstract Posted in Front of Paywall: “The article first argues that there is a range of approaches and models developed in relation to the question of representing ethnic …
Doe v. Wal-Mart, Inc.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling that offers significant protection to U.S. companies from lawsuits over working conditions, where the overseas plaintiffs do not …
The Hollowing Out of Corporate Canada: Implications for Transnational Labor Law, Policy, and Practice.
This article (in 57 Buff. L. Rev. 781 (2009)) explores how the dwindling influence of Canadian corporations in a North-American transnational economy has impacted Canadian labor law and policy. Arthurs …
UK: “The rights of trade union reps”
This webpage summarizes the 2010 detailed revised code document that was published by the United Kingdom (“U.K.”)’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (“Acas”) (http://www.acas.org.uk), entitled, “Acas Code of Practice on …
Russia: Violations of the Rights of Migrant Workers in the Construction Sector
This article explains that most migrant workers come to Russia to work in the construction sector and are exploited. It states that some are forced to work without pay for …
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