Bottom-Up Workplace Law Enforcement

标题Bottom-Up Workplace Law Enforcement
出版物类型期刊文章
出版物年份2014
作者Alexander, Charlotte S., and Prasad, Arthi
期刊Indiana Law Journal
Volume89
Issue3
Date Published2014///
关键词employment law, labor law, low-wage workers, retaliation, workers’ rights, workplace rights
Abstract

This Article presents an original analysis of newly available data from a landmark survey of 4387 low-wage, front-line workers in the three largest U.S. cities. We analyze data on worker claims, retaliation, and legal knowledge to investigate what we call “bottom-up” workplace law enforcement, or the reliance of many labor and employment statutes on workers themselves to enforce their rights. We conclude that bottom-up workplace law enforcement may fail to protect the workers who are most vulnerable to workplace rights violations, as they often lack the legal knowledge and incentives to complain that are prerequisites for enforcement activity.

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