Employee participation programs in the health care industry: are they unlawful under recent labor rulings?

Two recent National Labor Relations Board decisions, Electromation and DuPont, may very well be used to declare many health care organizations' employee empowerment and participation programs (including TQM and CQI groups) in violation of U.S. labor laws. This article provides a detailed explan...

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Published inHospital & health services administration Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 124 - 137
Main Authors Robinson, R K, Fink, R L, Fink, L A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1995
Subjects
Employment - legislation & jurisprudence
Government Agencies
Health administration
Institutional Management Teams - legislation & jurisprudence
Labor Unions - legislation & jurisprudence
Liability, Legal
Management Quality Circles - legislation & jurisprudence
Total Quality Management - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
United States
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Summary:Two recent National Labor Relations Board decisions, Electromation and DuPont, may very well be used to declare many health care organizations' employee empowerment and participation programs (including TQM and CQI groups) in violation of U.S. labor laws. This article provides a detailed explanation of the NLRB's two-part inquiry that will now be used to determine whether a health care institution's employee participation programs are under the NLRB's jurisdiction as a labor organization, and if so, whether the institution is engaged in unlawful employer domination. This article will also provide guidance from the NLRB as to what form of employee participation may be permitted under the National Labor Relations Act.
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ISSN:8750-3735