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Employment Law
Introduction
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Employment laws are also known as labor laws and include regulations meant to
mediate relationships between governments, employing entities, workers, and
trade unions.
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Employment law encompasses individual labor laws, collective labor laws, and
employment standards.
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Labor laws are enforceable by the government agencies such as regulatory,
judicial, or legislature.
Historical analysis
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Employment laws date back to the Mesopotamian civilization, which had specific
standards for the time, volume, weight, area, and length artisan guilds had to go
by.
Child labor
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Child labor instigated the first form of employment law in 1802, known as the
health and morals of the apprentice’s act (Furner, 2018).
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However, child labor continued in various parts of the globe as rapid
industrialization in the manufacturing sector escalated.
Work conditions
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By the mid-19th century, most child labor issues had already been solved; hence more
attention was emphasized on working conditions.
Cases related to employment laws
There have been numerous cases involving employment law globally.
Boston v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. (2020)
This case was between Gerald Bostock, the plaintiff, and Clayton County.
Hlatky v. Steward health care system, Inc., 484 Mass. 566 (2020)
This case involved a breach of contract against Dr.Hlatky, the plaintiff by steward health care
system as the defendant.
Rosario v. Caring Bees Healthcare, Inc., C.A. No. 19-P-1223 (Mass. App. Ct. 5th June 2020)
The best case is a form of an anti -SLAPP motion. You can involve Rosario, the plaintiff, versus
caring bee’s health care, the defendant. Miss Rosario had openly complained about sexual
harassment from her supervisor Jean-Paul karangwa (Brody, 2020).
Opinions on employment law
Employment law has diversified to include individual labor laws incorporating employment
terms, working hours, and minimum wage.
Individual Labor Laws
Employment terms
Employment terms are fundamental in every country currently, and employment contracts
mediate the obligations of an employer and an employee and the rights of each party. Working
hours
Each country has stipulated laws on the maximum number of hours employees are allowed to
work on any given day and any extra hours should be well compensated. Minimum wage
Various jurisdictions stipulate the minimum amount, and employers are liable to receive
services rendered. .
Collective labor laws
Trade unions
Should Unions be organizations of various employees involved in collective bargaining with
employers.
Collective action
Collective action, in words, directed activities by a large group of people with similar
goals and agendas meant to enhance their condition and achieve a common goal.
International labor law
Work in various countries
The European Union stipulates that employees are entitled to employment rights of the
government they habitually work in, although they have employment rights in the country of
citizenship.
International labor organizations
The treaty of Versailles first developed international labor organizations after World War The
history of United States employment law
Current employment laws emerged from the 1935-1974 statutes of the U.S. Supreme
Court (Furner, 2018). Some of the employment laws recognized by the United States
government include
i. Overtime pay
ii. Minimum wages
iii. Safe working conditions
iv. Family and medical leave
The future of employment law
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Future employment laws may incorporate new regulations that may serve the
generation (Rani and Grimshaw, 2019).
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With the development of technology, most businesses are now replacing human
efforts with machines, rendering most people jobless.
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Employment laws manage to combine legislation that governs I’m ever-changing
employment landscape.
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Also, with the advent of gender identity, most nations may be faced with there but
then of incorporating employment laws that may be friendly to the LGBTQ
community.
References
1. Barnard, C. (2020). E.U.’ Social’Policy From Employment Law to Labour Market
Reform.
2. Brody, D. (2020). The top 7 recent employment law cases you should know. Workforce.
Retrieved 8th December 2021, from https://workforce.com/news/the-top-7-recentemployment-law-cases-you-should-know.
3. Furner, M. O. (2018). DEFINING THE PUBLIC GOOD IN THE US GILDED AGE,
1883–1898:“FREEDOM OF CONTRACT” VERSUS “INTERNAL POLICE” IN THE
TORTURED HISTORY OF EMPLOYMENT LAW AND REGULATION. The Journal
of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 17(2), 241-275.
4. Petasis, A. (2018). US EMPLOYMENT LAWS IN A MULTI-NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS. The Cyprus Journal of
Sciences, 16, 35-49.
5. Lobel, O. (2017). The gig economy & the future of employment and labor law. USFL
Rev., 51, 51.
6. Rani, U., & Grimshaw, D. (2019). Introduction: What does the future promise for work,
employment, and society?. International Labour Review, 158(4), 577-592.
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