Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS MINI CASE IMPORTANT EVENTS IN AMERICAN LABOR UNION HISTORY WEBSTER UNIVERSITY SONI VESTAL   Abstract In labor as in all things there is strength in numbers it is this strength that American labor unions provide. Labor unions provide a collective voice for those who had not previously been heard. As the professor in the “Frustrated Labor Historian” Dr. Horace P. Karastan is left with the dilemma what are the three most important events in American labor union history it

Labor Unions: Past, Present and Future State. Labor Unions were and still are an essential element in today’s businesses. In earlier years, labor unions aided employees by serving as the main voice to their employer. Today, the struggle continues as labor unions help workers by ensuring their voices are heard, their rights are upheld, their pay and benefits are fair and by eliminating injustices. In order to understand what lies ahead for the future state of labor unions, it is important to recognize

that does not have an organized union or any labor representation. The employees are all hired and work on an at-will basis. Should a labor relations organization convince the Carmel employees to unionize the following federal agencies would have an impact on the labor relations process at Carmel: 1. United States Department of Labor-Management Standards is responsible for administering and enforcing the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). This agency ensures that the

that does not have an organized union or any labor representation. The employees are all hired and work on an at-will basis. Should a labor relations organization convince the Carmel employees to unionize the following federal agencies would have an impact on the labor relations process at Carmel: 1. United States Department of Labor-Management Standards is responsible for administering and enforcing the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). This agencies ensures that

including The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure act of 1959 (LMRDA) and the Taft-Hartley act (Hero, 2015), (Legal Dictionary, 2015),. These laws and acts serve as a guidelines in making union, employer, or judicial decisions (Department of Labor, 2015). In 2012 Pilots of American Airlines were facing the task of striking or not striking, and made their decision based on the guidelines of these acts stated below. The LMDRA act lays out the proper standard reporting and disclosures of practices

The female employer may sue for emotional distress. Prior to suing, she must show that she filed with the federal or state EEOC. Depending on her state, she may also be required to file with her local Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA). The female employer could file a Workers ' Compensation claim. In the Supreme Court of Virginia. Ms Butler filed a workman 's comp claim, Butler v. Southern States Coop. Inc., __ Va. __, 620 S.E.2d 768 (Nov. 4, 2005), stating among other things, her employer

Chapter 5 Reporting and Disclosure Discussion Questions 1. Transparent financial reporting means that timely and accurate disclosures are made on all important matters affecting a company’s financial position and performance. It implies openness, communication, and accountability. Transparent financial reporting protects investors because nothing is hidden from them. Investors can better assess the risks of owning securities when information is truthful and complete. Transparent financial

unfair labor practices. The three U.S. Laws, which support collective bargaining, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the Labor Management Relations act of 1947, and the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959. According to the National Labor Relations Board (N.D.) The NLRA became law in 1935, “to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices.” (National Labor Relations Act) Formally

ERISA The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a piece of legislation enacted y the US Congress in 1974, after decades of similar legislation had been proposed and some of which had been enacted, but primarily as a means of addressing gaps in contemporary law and policy regarding employment pensions and retirement accounts (US Department of Labor, 2012). This legislation spells out certain requirements regarding information that retirement plan administrators must provide the participants

Corporate Governance The primary emphases of the SOX are to enhance the quality and transparency of corporate disclosure and force changes in the auditing of publicly traded companies. The first thing that SOX has an improvement is on the responsibility of company’s financial reports and disclosure which is connected with the section 302. The act requires the manager to certify the accuracy of the financial statement personally. If the chief executive CEO, chief financial officer CFO or other top