Labor Laws

Should American labor laws be abolished?

The answer to that question is no, but labor laws in the U.S. need serious revision, according to Professor Stephen F. Befort of Boston College. In a 42-page research paper on the historical and contemporary issues that relate to labor laws in the U.S., Befort states: "Simply put, it's a mess." Befort generalizes the problem by stating that the "…legal structures of employment have failed to keep pace with dramatic changes in working life" (Befort, 2002, p. 1). The present legal "landscape" that results from laws governing employment is "a very complicated one," Befort explains.

It is "garbled by a maze of potential claims and forums," and when an employee is terminated, there are a number of possible claims that can be used to challenge the employer's decision to fire that employee, Befort continues (p. 18). There are multiple forums and federal...
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