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A Generic Model of Regulating Supply Chain Outsourcing

Rawling, Michael J. - 2013

This paper is about a set of interrelated labour law initiatives called quot;supply chain regulation.quot; This set of … regulation originated as a response to the exploitation of outworkers in the apparel industry. However, the development of supply … chain regulation in successive jurisdictions confirms that it is progressively being transformed into a generic model of …

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Individual Rights and Collective Agents : The Role of Old and New Workplace Institutions in the Regulation of Labor Markets

Weil, David N. - 2008

somehow help solve the public goods problem inherent in workplace regulation. Second, the agent must be able to reduce the …

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An Analysis of the Effects on Parties' Unionization Decisions of the Choice of Union Representation Procedure : The Strategic Dynamic Certification Model

Slinn, Sara J. - 2011

This article proposes a new theoretical framework - the strategic dynamic certification model - to explain how union certification processes operate. Statutory certification procedures are not neutral. Instead, they produce particular incentives, disincentives, and opportunities for employers,...

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Predictability of Arbitrators' Reliance on External Authority?

Levinson, Ariana R. - 2020

Should arbitrators consider authority—such as statutes or case law—external to the collective bargaining agreement when deciding labor grievances? Do they rely on such external authority? If so, do they do so in particular circumstances or in certain types of cases? To provide more insight...

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Evasive reform : informalisation in a liberalised economy with wage-setting unions

Dasgupta, Indraneel; Marjit, Sugata - 2004

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Efficiency Arguments for the Collective Representation of Workers : A Sketch

Davies, Paul L. - 2015

The dominant agency-cost paradigm for the analysis of corporate law is based on the proposition that the welfare of society is best met by rules which minimise the costs of production through the corporate form. This is typically interpreted to mean that the agency costs of shareholders should...

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Employment Discrimination and the Domino Effect

Kessler, Laura T. - 2018

Employment discrimination is a multidimensional problem. In many instances, some combination of employer bias, the organization of work, and employees' responses to these conditions, leads to worker inequality. Title VII does not sufficiently account for these dynamics in two significant...

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Using Algorithms to Tame Discrimination : A Path to Algorithmic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Desai, Deven R.; Gupta, Swati; Salem, Jad - 2022

Companies that try to address inequality in employment face a paradox. Failing to address disparities regarding protected classes in a company’s workforce can result in legal sanctions; but proactive actions to address and avoid such disparities can also face legal scrutiny and sanctions too....

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Corporate Discrimination, Competition, and Shareholder Wealth

Dougal, Casey; Griffin, Thomas P.; Hutton, Irena - 2022

We study novel data on the universe of employment discrimination lawsuits filed in federal court against U.S. public corporations between 1992 and 2018. Shareholder value drops by $30 million, on average, in the three days surrounding a discrimination lawsuit filing. However, we find no evidence...

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Intergenerational Equity and Large-Scale Mining in Latin America : The Implications of Limited Human Rights Protections for Future Generations

Moir, Karen - 2013

The guiding principle of International Human Rights Law (IHRL) is “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family,” otherwise known as universality. In order to ensure the universality of access to justice despite social...

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