Synopses & Reviews
The Labor and Employment Law text is designed to present a comprehensive and concise survey of the law affecting the workplace. This text is intended to provide a broad overview of the area for paralegals, managers and human resources professionals. The text provides an outline of state law regarding the employment relationship itself, employment contracts, employment related tort law and workers' compensation. Most of the significant employment legislation of the 20th century has been enacted at the federal level. Because this law evolved relatively recently as a result of a variety of crises, the historical background is provided to enhance understanding of these statutes. The chapters discussing the various federal laws provide detailed analysis of the statutes along with the most important Supreme Court cases interpreting these laws. The text itself includes a variety of study aids, including charts, tables, and forms as well as study questions and highlighted key words.
Synopsis
Upon reading Employment Law, readers will have the knowledge they need to help their clients or employers steer clear of legal issues where employment law is concerned. This type of law is segmented into many specialties and this text manages to cover them all. Workers' compensation, federal employment laws, workplace torts, wage and hour issues and discrimination are just a few of the many areas discussed. To best illustrate the material, the text includes actual statutes, background information for historical reference, charts, graphs and online resources. This is a comprehensive presentation of a very important area of law. Benefits: Important statutes within the text makes them readily available to the student Historical material puts the legal issues in perspective Charts and graphs further illustrate the topics discussed References to online support make it convenient to obtain ancillary materials Each chapter includes review questions to assist in study of the material
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Those who will find great value in Employment Law range from paralegals and business students to employers and human resources professionals. The book does an exceptional job of presenting a general overview of the myriad areas of employment law that would likely be encountered in the workplace. By including statutes, historical references and online resources, the book is designed to cover a complex area of law in a very user-friendly format. It introduces such important areas of law as workers? compensation, workplace torts, discrimination, wage and hour issues, OSHA and other federal employment laws. Charts and graphs are used in a such a way that readers will fully comprehend and retain the wealth of information in Employment Law.
Synopsis
Labor and Employment Law gives paralegals and business students an excellent, general overview of all the legal issues that would likely come up in the workplace. Because there are so many statutes covering the workplace, failure to recognize violations of any one of them could result in problems for a company or a client. The text covers all the important areas of employment law. It introduces such topics as workers' compensation, workplace torts, discrimination, wage and hour issues, OSHA and other federal employment laws. Portions of the text are skillfully illustrated using charts and graphs for better comprehension and retention. Human resources students and future professionals also will find this text to be a valuable resource.
About the Author
Attorney at law; B.A. Ohio Universtiy; J.D. Case Western; admitted to Ohio Bar and U.S. District Court Bar, and 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Bar; formerly a hearing officer for the Ohio state office of EEOC and a predisciplinary hearing officer for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Basics. Chapter 2: The Employment Relationship. Chapter 3: Employment at Will and its Exceptions. Chapter 4: Workplace Torts and Other Remedies. Chapter 5: Workers Compensation--System Basics. Chapter 6: Compensation. Chapter 7: Hearings and Appeal Process. Chapter 8: Fair Labor Standards Act. Chapter 9: Unemployment Compensation. Chapter 10: Collective Bargaining. Chapter 11: Discrimination--The Statutes. Chapter 12: The Analytical Framework. Chapter 13: Enforcement Proceedings. Chapter 14: Civil Service and Civil Rights in the Public Sector. Chapter 15: OSHA and Misc. Federal Statutes.