Labor Unions - Restrictions on Picketing and Leafleting

The National Labor Standards Act (NLRA), which imposes certain restrictions on union activity and prohibits unfair labor practices by both employers and unions, recognizes different types of picketing and places restrictions on certain types of picketing.

Modification or Termination of a Collective Bargaining Agreement

The Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA) imposes upon employers and labor unions a "mutual obligation . . . to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement or any question arising thereunder." The LMRA also imposes rules on employers and unions once a collective bargaining agreement is reached between the parties with regard to whether and how a collective bargaining agreement may be modified or terminated.

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National Labor Relations Act of 1935)

Payment of Benefits Under ERISA Pension Plan

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) establishes certain responsibilities for employers who offer pension plans to their employees as well as rules for how the plans must be administered. In addition to defining who may be eligible for benefits, how such benefits accrue, and how employees become vested in certain benefits, ERISA also sets certain rules for payment of benefits upon retirement.

The Equal Pay Act and "Equal Work"

Background of the Equal Pay Act of 1963