Understanding Labor Law by Douglas E. Ray
Understanding Labor Law focuses on relations between management and labor within the private sector, it offers primarily with the Nationwide Labor Relations Act, as amended, and its interpretation and software by the federal courts and the Nationwide Labor Relations Board. The book is organized in a format that is consistent with the organization of most Labor Law courses. On the end of every chapter is a bit titled "Chapter Highlights," summarizing among the major doctrines discussed in the chapter.
About Author
Douglas E. Ray is Dean and Professor of Law. Earlier than joining the St. Thomas Legislation college in October, 2010, he served as Dean of the University of Toledo College of Regulation (2006-2010) and Dean of the Widener College College of Law and Vice President of Widener University (1999-2005). Previous to his deanships, he taught at The College of Toledo Faculty of Law the place he served as Charles W. Fornoff Professor of Legislation and Values and as an affiliate dean and at the University of Richmond Faculty of Law. Dean Ray has also served as an economist with the U. S. Division of Labor and as an lawyer with Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis. He is a veteran of the U.S. Military and a graduate of the Protection Language Institute.
Dean Ray has been lively in professional and civic organizations, including state and local bar associations and the Associations of American Regulation Faculties, for which he served as chair of the Labor and Employment Section.
Dean Ray is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and has been a frequent speaker on national packages concerning labor and employment law. He has appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and has given the Keynote Handle at the Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference.
Since 1999, Dean Ray has chaired the annual four-day Course in Labor Law and Labor Arbitration sponsored by the Middle for American and International Law (formerly the Southwestern Authorized Foundation) in Plano, Texas.
Dean Ray has taught and printed in the fields of labor law, employment discrimination regulation, torts and labor arbitration. He's co-author of two labor law treatises Understanding Labor Law (Lexis Nexis) and Labor-Management Relations: Strikes, Lockouts, and Boycotts (Thomson/West) and over twenty regulation journal articles on labor and employment regulation, torts and regulation college administration.
