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A common law doctrine under which either party may terminate an employment relationship at any time for any reason, unless a contract specifies otherwise.

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Employment at Will

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An employee’s disclosure to government authorities, upper level managers, or the media that the employer is engaged in unsafe or illegal activities.

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Whistleblowing

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An employer’s termination of an employee’s employment in violation of the law or an employment contract.

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Wrongful Discharge

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The lowest wage, either by government regulation or union contract, that an employer may pay an hourly worker.

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Minimum Wage

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State statutes that establish an administrative process for compensating workers for injuries that arise in the course of their employment, regardless of fault.

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Workers’ Compensation Laws

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The creation of absolute or unconditional right of power.

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Vesting

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The process of verifying the employment eligibility and identity of a new worker. It must be completed within three days after the worker commences employment.

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I-9 Verification

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A document, known as a “green card,” that shows that a foreign-born individual can legally work in the United States.

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I-551 Alien Registration Receipt

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A firm that requires union membership by it’s workers as a condition of employment.

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Closed Shop

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A firm that requires all workers, once employed, to become union members within specified period of time as a condition of their continued employment.

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Union Shop

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A state law providing that employees may not be required to join a union as a condition of retaining employment.

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Right-to-Work Law

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An illegal agreement in which employers voluntarily agree with union not to handle, use, or deal in the nonunion-produced goods of other employers.

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Hot-Cargo Agreement

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A card signed by an employee that gives a union permission to act on his or her behalf in negotiations with management.

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Authorization Card

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The process by which labor and management negotiate the terms and conditions of employment, including working hours and workplace conditions.

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Collective Bargaining

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An action undertaken by unionized workers when collective bargaining fails. The workers leave their jobs, refuse to work, and (typically) picket the employer’s workplace.

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Strike

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An action in which an employer shuts down to prevent employees from working, typically because it cannot reach a collective bargaining agreement with the employee’s union.

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Lockout