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Primary Sources of Law - Coggle Diagram
Primary Sources of Law
FRANCE
International Sources
Textes de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) – agence des nations Unies pour le monde du travail
Rédige des recommandations et des conventions qui ont un effet sur le droit du travail français
For example : child labor laws, syndicate activities, forced labor, employment, unemployment, payment, job/work inspections
Examples: la Convention n°158 de l’OIT sur le licenciement, th Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques de 1966, and the Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels de 1966.
European Texts
Influenced by the European Union
Examples: traitées, règlements, directives, des accords collectifs européens negotiatied by the Confédération européenne des syndicats (CES), Business Europe et le Centre européen des entreprises à participation publique (CEEP)
Influenced by the Conseil de l'Europe
Text: La Convention européenne de sauvegarde des droits de l’Homme et des libertés fondamentales
Details the civil and political rights like syndical freedom, prohibition of forced labor, discrimination, and respect for family and private life
Text: The Charte social européenne
Concerns social and economic rights regarding employment and working conditions.
French Sources
La Constitution du 4 octobre 1958
The text founding the 5th Republic
Organizes public powers and defines their roles and their relationships
la Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen de 1789, le Préambule de la Constitution du 27 octobre 1946 and la Charte de l’environnement de 2004.
Detail the foundational principles for French Labor Law
right to gender equality, right to health protection, right to represented by delegates, syndical freedom, the right to strike, the right to professional training, the right to have a job, right to protection from discrimination
Code du travail
Legal obligations in 8 categories
mandatory display, risk management, organization of working time and work contracts, personal representation in obligatory negotiations, professional training, necessary HR interviews, conforming to social declarations, GDRP rules and regulations
Lois, ordonnances, décrets, arrêts
lois
voted on by Parliament
defines the fundamental principles of labor law and social secutiry
ordonnances
Texts written by the Government after approval from Parliament
in the Code du travail
décrets
Written by the President or the Prime Minister that define a law
In the Code du travail
arrêts
text written by an administrative authority other than the President or the Prime Minister
USA
Federal Statutes
United States Code (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
Title 29 - where most federal labor and employment statutes are found
Applies to all involved in interstate commerce
Addresses: hours, wages, medical leaves of absence, discrimination, trade unions and bargaining with trade unions, layoffs, immigration/work permits
Agency Regulations - different federal agencies can stipulate different laws regarding labor and employment
Case Law
National Labor Code - manages the relationship between unions and management
Wagner Act of 1935/National Labor Relations Act
Taft-Hartley Act of 1947/Labor Management Relations Act
Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959/Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
Other important Acts
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Americans with Disabilities Act
Equal Pay Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Fair Labor Standards Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
State Statutes
Check each state's specific regulations for information about how the states differ
Laws enforceable within the state borders
Provide further rights not stipulated in Federal law
For example: o Regulate unemployment insurance benefits and worker’s compensation
Local Statutes
Cities and municipalities enacting employment laws
Provide further protection than state or federal statutes