Most of the cases of unfair employment practices fall under one of four pieces of federal legislation. Outlines the scope of the laws and offers guidelines that can provide administrators some protection against becoming a defendant in an unfair employment suit. (MLF)

The new Fair Labor Standards rules, which became effective February 1, will have an impact on employees, students and administrators. (Editor)

To test the effects of the legal status of collective bargaining on teacher salaries, data were collected from California and Missouri on bargaining status, teacher characteristics, district expenditures, and other variables. Results reveal the same patterns of bargaining effects in both states, despite differences in bargaining's legal status.…

Viewed from the perspective of administrative law, labor law, or just higher education, the Yeshiva decision does not make sense. It would be appropriate in future litigation to compel the court to do what it refused to do here, that is to address the extent to which the industrial analogy applies to colleges and universities. (MSE)

Presents a selection of summaries of recent judicial decisions in a number of countries concerninq the application of general legal principles to contracts of employment, acquired rights, liability of employers and workers, access to employment, nature of the employment relationship, and more. (Editor/CT)

Discusses a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving public employers'"mixed motives" in discharging employees for constitutionally protected and unprotected reasons. Describes the Court's test to distinguish which reason was the dominant factor. (RW)

The author's study reveals that collective bargaining constitutes a costly example of the liberal tendency to ignore the costs of procedural rights. Those who benefit from collective bargaining and its attendant strife include state labor relations agencies, labor attorneys, fact finders, and the mass media. (Author/WD)

The Yeshiva University collective bargaining litigation and its impact on formulation of appropriate faculty bargaining units on small colleges and on religious educational institutions are discussed. Journal availability: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506) (MSE)

Examines the content of section 13-C of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, its role in labor negotiations at the local level, its impact on relations between local and national government, and the outcome of 13-C negotiations during the period 1975-77. (Author/IRT)

Describes the role and socioeconomic status of translators in the Latin American countries. Blames the poor quality of translations on inadequate compensation based on the piecework system. It also advocates translators' unionization as a first step to obtain higher salaries and contracts covering all benefits guaranteed to workers under labor…

In January, 1980, the governor of New Jersey signed Ch. 477, the agency shop bill, which allows the majority union representative to negotiate a representation fee for nonmembers. In this article, the New Jersey Education Association explains this law and urges its local affiliates to negotiate such fees. (SJL)

By acknowledging a specific setting, as at Yeshiva University, where faculty are legally considered managerial, the court lays a foundation on which private colleges may attempt to build, by trying to fit the "mature" governing structure outlined in the court decision. Journal available from the School of Law, Washburn University,…

The intent of this investigation was to determine if and to what extent collective bargaining has influenced attainment of salary and economic benefits such as teacher salary, insurance premiums, and sick leave. (MM)

A review of proposed employment strategies and priorities of Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, with regard to training programs, governmental subsidy programs, apprenticeships, private sector jobs, etc. (WL)

To help students of labor law understand the industrial union experience, one professor created a simulation in which students formed a union and bargained with the teacher on course terms and conditions. Planning considerations, simulation stages, and lessons learned are described. The exercise produced a meaningful context for students, taught…