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Courts and other Governmental Bodies - Coggle Diagram
Courts and other Governmental Bodies
FRANCE
Courts
Tribunal Judiciaire
Hears all civil affairs (that are not assigned to another court)
Conseil de prud'hommes
Judges litigation related to work in the private sector
Tribunal du travail
hears disputes coming from employment contracts between the employer and their employees.
Rules on all individual disputes related to collective agreements
Tribunal de commerce
Judges litigation concerning commercial acts and engagements made between merchants and banks.
Governmental Bodies
L’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT)
An organization of the United Nations related to employment
The European Union
Furthermore, the L’Autorité européenne du travail (AET) helps make the cooperation between the EU and its member states, and also coordinated inspections of working conditions.
Conseil de l'Europe
European organization responsible for defending human rights
Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de l'Insertion
French governmental body that oversees labor and employment law
La Direction Régionale de l’Économie, de l’Emploi, du Travail et des Solidarités (DREETS)
Organization that gives advice about worker's rights
USA
Courts
Labor law cases can be heard in federal and state courts
US District Court
Can hear labor law cases under federal law
For example: Fair Labor Standards Act or National Labor Relations Act
US Court of Appeals
Review decisions made by US District courts, including labor law cases
US Supreme Court
Can hear labor law cases that deal with a question of federal law
State Trial Court
Hear labor law cases dealing with state law
State Appellate Courts
Reviews decisions from the state trial courts, can include labor law cases
State supreme court
Can hear labor law cases that deal with a question of state law
Governmental Bodies
Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division
Department dedicated to the topics of wage and divison
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Administers and enforces federal laws related to workplace activities
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
enforces federal and states employment laws
U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)
Protects rights to compensation
Internal Revenue Services
Department dedicated to tax and taxpayers
Department of Homeland Security
Department that relates to the labor and employment laws and rights for migrant and foreign workers
National Labor Relations Board
ensures employees' rights to organize and to determine whether to have unions as their bargaining representative