Issues concerning sex discrimination based on pregnancy, presented in Nashville Gas Co. vs. Satty, and the Supreme Court's treatment of the issues are examined. The way in which the Satty opinion limits the scope of the General Electric Co. vs. Gilbert decision, and an analysis of the implications of the Satty decision are included. (JMD)

After reviewing federal and state child labor legislation in connection with the Career Education Incentive Act of 1977 (PL 95-207), the authors found that most state child labor laws did not provide the flexibility needed to implement PL 95-207 on a broad basis. Some compatibility must be found. (MF)

In response to the concerns of the consumer movement, the Department of Labor (DOL) is instituting new procedures and improving existing ones to draw its clients more fully into the policy-setting and decision-making process. The Department is also adding the viewpoint of the consumer to its plans. (WL)

Describes recent federal legislation under which the local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) program will play an important role in allocating billions of dollars in economic aid to states and local areas. Major issues resulting from a review of the LAUS program (procedures, methods, reliability requirements) are discussed. (Editor/TA)

Major headings in this review of 1974-75 labor relations and employment discrimination law include Unfair Labor Practices, Arbitration, Seniority, Sex Discrimination, Affirmative Action Under Title VII, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Enforcement Powers under Section 706, and Federal Employment--Judicial Application of Section 717. (JT)

Affirmative action policies which specifically mention race generate controversy because of a misunderstanding of their history and intent. These approaches to ending discrimination against minorities in the workplace evolved slowly after alternative methods failed. They have been upheld by Federal courts and should be adopted at state and local…

This guide to work-based learning and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is designed to serve employers, educators, agency placement staff, labor organizations, and persons involved in school-to-work initiatives by helping them to understand a variety of issues related to students in the workplace. The first part of the three-part guide covers…

Argues that the test of employer motivation in firings used by the Supreme Court in the case of Mount Healthy City School District Board v. Doyle and by the National Labor Relations Board in its Wright Line decision is inappropriate when an employer's alleged anti-union animus is involved. (Author/RW)

It is submitted that, in the court decision on Yeshiva University and collective bargaining, the court failed to provide the National Labor Relations Board with any clear guidelines for applying its managerial context test. The decision's consistency with the National Labor Relations Act's intent is questioned. (MSE)

The decision will have little impact on public universities in those states that have public employee bargaining statutes expressly including university faculty members. However, it may provide ammunition for anticollective bargaining forces in states where the legislatures are considering whether to extend collective bargaining to university…

Reviews the origin and evolution of special protection laws in France for employed women, describes those measures that still exist, and explains what employers, unions, and the authorities think of them. Discusses pregnancy, family responsibilities, and technological progress. (CT)

Reflects the special considerations in affecting, rather than merely evaluating, the outcome of constitutional litigation over federal regulation of state and local government labor relations. (Author/IRT)

Addressed are the procedural requirements of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which prohibits discrimination against public and private employees on the basis of age. These requirements are examined in the light of the relevant statutory language, the legislative history of the act, and its remedial purposes. (JMD)

Major labor cases decided during 1976 did not project a clear or simple path for further Constitutional and statutory interpretation, but the year's labor decisions did reveal a new willingness on the part of the U.S. Supreme Court to depart from earlier views of Constitutional law. (JT)

Examines the court's decision on mandatory retirement and addresses the question of whether the transition from worker to retiree--essentially a twentieth century phenomenon--can occur without mandatory retirement policies. (WL)