미국법상 downsizing과 해고 = Downsizing and Employee Dismissal in American Law

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

As a constant adjustment to the market circumstances, some firms increase the size of some work groups and shrink the size of others.
Labor is important factor of production for most products and services, downsizing means terminating employment.
Firms must avoid discriminating in selecting the persons chosen for involumtary termination or offered inducement, and also he equally vigilant to avoid discrimination based on race, gender, mental or physical disability, national origin or religion.
All of these forms of discrimination violate the law when they are conscious and intentional.
The federal WARN requires employers who are closing plants or laying off employees to provide advance notification for affected employees.
When affected employees are represented for collective begaining purpose, employees have significant obligations Under the NLRA.
Those obligations include the duty to bargain over the effect of any downsizing decision.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 보통법상 해고의 자유
• Ⅲ. downsizing에 의한 해고
• Ⅳ. 결어