Job Security in the United States: Some Reflections on Unfair Dismissal and Plant Closure Legislation from a Comparative Perspective

Authors

William B. Gould IV, Stanford Law SchoolFollow

Abstract

I. Disciplinary Dismissals: The Problem

II. Economic or Collective Dismissals: The Problem

III. The Theory of Wrongful Discharge: The Proposed Legislation

IV. State Plant Closure Legislation ... A. Summary of State Legislation ... B. Constitutionality

V. Federal Plant Closure Legislation

VI. Obligations under International Labor Law

VII. Relevant Western European Law and Experience: The Substantive Standard for Dismissal ... A. Union Influence Prior to the Decision ... B. Notification and Consultation of Workers and Government Representatives

VIII. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

William B. Gould IV, Job Security in the United States: Some Reflections on Unfair Dismissal and Plant Closure Legislation from a Comparative Perspective, 67 Neb. L. Rev. (1988)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol67/iss1/4