Reconciling the NLRA and IRCA: Can an Undocumented Worker Receive Back Pay? An Analysis of Hoffman Plastic Compound, Inc. v. NLRB

Authors

Barbara J. Fick, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Publication Information

2001-2002 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas. 199 (2001-2002)

Abstract

This article previews the Supreme Court case Hoffman Plastic Compound, Inc., v. NLRB, 535 U.S. 137 (2002). The author expected the Court to address in this case the apparent conflict between the National Labor Relations Act's goal of the prevention of unfair labor practices and the Immigration Reform and Control Act's denial of employment to undocumented aliens. This issue arose because of an award of back pay to an undocumented worker who was fired because of his union organizing activities.

Comments

Issue 4, Jan. 2, 2002

Recommended Citation

Barbara J. Fick, Reconciling the NLRA and IRCA: Can an Undocumented Worker Receive Back Pay? An Analysis of Hoffman Plastic Compound, Inc. v. NLRB, 2001-2002 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas. 199 (2001-2002).
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