미국법상 downsizing과 해고

As a constant adjustment to the market circumstances, some firms increase the size of some work groups and shrink the size of others.<BR> Labor is an important factor of production for most products and services, downsizing means terminating employment.<BR> 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, natiomal origin or religion.<BR> All of these forms of discrimination violate the law when they are conscious and intentional.<BR> The federal WARN requires employers who are closing plants or laying off emlpoyees to provide advance notification for affected employees.<BR> When affected employees are represented for collective begaining purpose, emlpoyees have significant obligations Under the NLRA.<BR> Those obligations include the duty to bargain over the effect of any downsizing decision.