Collective bargaining is a negotiation process that occurs between an employer and a labor union representing the workforce as a collective. The parties come to the negotiating table with the goal of coming to an agreement on the terms and ...

Labor unions provide many benefits for workers. However, the vast majority of workers in the United States are not union members, and an increasing number of employees are opting out of union membership. In this module, we’ll discuss the nuanced relationship ...

A labor union is an organization of workers who join together to protect their common interests and improve working conditions at their place of employment. Often, this includes addressing economic and social justice issues in the workplace[1] However, the primary purpose ...

As the U.S. economy industrialized during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, laborers were subjected to increasingly unsafe and unhealthy working conditions, unregulated child labor, unlivable wages and work weeks that commonly exceeded seventy hours. Employees needed some way to advocate ...

Pre-existing conditions can make it more difficult for the court to determine which party should be liable, how much of the total disability a specific injury caused, and how much benefits a worker should be entitled to. Pre-existing conditions can ...

Some types of injuries are unique and complex. These are not addressed under state scheduled injury statutes, but instead are addressed individually, in their own statutes. Common non-scheduled injuries include: psychological injuries, hernias, occupational diseases, and repetitive trauma. Psychological Injuries ...

 When determining the amount of benefits that an injured worker is entitled to, state statutes divide injuries into two categories: scheduled and non-scheduled. Scheduled injuries are those for which the laws outline (or schedule) a specific maximum number of weeks ...

 If a worker can show that he was injured by accident, during an employer-employee relationship, and that the injury arose out of and occurred within the course of employment, he is likely entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Generally, there are ...

Arising Out of the Employment When the court determines whether the injury arose out of the employment, it looks to the origin or cause of the injury. The injury must be the result of some hazard of the employment.[1] The employment ...

Workers’ compensation law developed as a compromise between employers and employees. Under the system, employees benefit because they do not have to prove that the employer was negligent to recover compensation for an on-the-job injury. This is referred to as ...