System of the US labour and employment law

In this article the author researches the history of the US labour and employment law formation, its system, structure, place and role in the legal system. The main areas of legal influence of rules of business (labour, employment law) on public relations are considered. Comparison of two legal systems (Anglo-Saxon and Romance-Germanic) is carried out. The author comes to a conclusion that the employment and labour laws are not separate branches of law, but sub-branches of business law. Employment law is the body of law that governs the employer- employee relations, including individual employment contracts, the application of tort and contract doctrines, and a large group of statutory regulations of such issues as the right to organise and negotiate collective bargaining agreements, protection from discrimination, wages and hours, health and safety. In its turn, labour law is an area of law that deals with the rights of employers, employees, and labour organisations. The main sources of the US business, labour and employment law are considered.

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