37:575:315 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: National Labor Relations Act, Fire People, Job Performance

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Labor Studies and Employment Relations
• Course: 37:575:315
• Professor: V.Advani

Document Summary

Congress prohibited employers from firing employees for exercising their rights under this statute. Also made it illegal for employers to fire based on retaliation. The discharge of an employee is contrary to public policy. This employer power was relatively short; federal and state gov. levels started to limit the ability of employers. Federal and state gov. also adopted new doctrines that allowed employees to challenge their firings. Employees challenge a firing based on grounds that the employer has breached an implied or expressed. Employment relationships can be terminated for a good, bad, or no cause at all without being guilty of any unlawful act. to fire people by making certain terminations illegal. Is the default rule unless stated otherwise in contract or where the law prohibits termination for a specific reason. Job security protections enacted by statue: statutory protections. National labor relations act: providing employees the right to form labor unions and bargain collectively.