Undocumented and authorized immigrant laborers, female workers, workers of color, guest workers, and unionized workers together compose an enormous and diverse part of the labor force in America. Labor and employment laws are supposed to protect employees from various workplace threats, such as poor wages, bad working conditions, and unfair dismissal. Yet as members of individual groups with minority status, the rights of many of these individuals are often dictated by other types of law, such as constitutional and immigration laws. Worse still, the groups who fall into these cracks in the legal system often do not have the political power necessary to change the laws for better protection. In Marginal Workers, Ruben J. Garcia demonstrates that when it comes to these marginal workers, the sum of the law is less than its parts, and, despite what appears to be a plethora of applicable statutes, marginal workers are frequently lacking in protection. To ameliorate the status of marginal workers, he argues for a new paradigm in worker protection, one based on human freedom and rights.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-13
9780814732212
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111505262
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Constitutional Law
Author
Ruben J. Garcia
Publication Name
Marginal Workers: How Legal Fault Lines Divide Workers and Leave Them Without Protection
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Transportation
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
195 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
153mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ruben J. Garcia
Series Title
Citizenship and Migration in the Americas
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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