Extraterritorial Employment Standards of the United States The Regulation of the Overseas Workplace

This book examines U.S. efforts to regulate the foreign workplace. It addresses extraterritorial employment standards, or legislation that transcends U.S. territorial boundaries. The United States imposes extraterritorial standards by private rights of action or by trade and investment incentives. Some standards apply only to nationals working overseas, while others apply only to the workforce in general. This book reviews the development of international fair labor standards, the relationship between the United States and the various international organizations involved with workplace conditions, and the unilateral efforts of the United States to regulate foreign labor conditions. Zimmerman's book is unique because it is the first and the most thorough reference to extraterritorial employment standards. This book offers an exhaustive analysis of extraterritorial employment standards. Part I addresses the U.S. role in the enforcement of internationally recognized worker rights in the world community. Worker rights include the right of association; the right to organize and bargain collectively; a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or compulsory labor; a minimum age for the employment of children; acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health; and the right to work in an environment free from discrimination. By using economic coercion in the form of preferential trade benefits, investment incentives, and trade sanctions, the United States attempts to encourage foreign governments and employers, both local and transnational, to abandon exploitative working conditions for employment standards recognized by the world community. Part II is an exhaustive review of employment standards for U.S. citizens employed abroad, including equal employment opportunity standards. It also addresses extraterritorial wage and hour regulation and federal statutes establishing worker compensation standards to persons employed at military installations or in areas where the risk of war hazards are prevalent. Part III is a discussion of the policy concerns and implications of extraterritorial employment standards. These standards impact domestic producers, domestic workers and their representative organizations, consumers, exporters and importers, as well as multinational enterprises and their employees. This book is indispensable for managers, legal counsel for employers and employees, and policy makers and labor leaders in any industry having contact with the global economy.Zimmerman, James M. is the author of 'Extraterritorial Employment Standards of the United States The Regulation of the Overseas Workplace' with ISBN 9780899304984 and ISBN 0899304982.