Employees' Rights : Your Practical Handbook to Workplace Law.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Naperville :
Sourcebooks, Incorporated,
2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Acknowledgment
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Section One: Understanding Employment Law
- Chapter 1: Our Legal System
- The Law
- Stages of Litigation
- Chapter 2: Discrimination
- The Legal Framework
- Proving Discrimination
- Federal Remedies
- Procedural Hurdles
- State Law Protection
- Chapter 3: Wrongful Discharge
- Protection for Private Employees
- Public Policy
- Proving Wrongful Discharge
- Wrongful Constructive Termination
- Remedies
- Chapter 4: Tort Claims
- Intentional Infliction of Emotional DistressFraud
- Intentional Interference with Economic Relations
- Invasion of Privacy
- Defamation
- Negligence
- Chapter 5: Employment Contracts
- Contract-Making Opportunities
- Enforcing Contracts
- Employee Handbooks
- Past Practice
- Duration of Employment
- Contracts Implied by Law
- The Covenant of Good Faith
- The Problem With Contract Claims
- Negotiated, Written Contract
- Termination Provisions
- Compensation
- Special Clauses
- Chapter 6: A Closer Look at Title VII
- Race DiscriminationNational Origin Discrimination
- Gender Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Chapter 7: Sexual Harassment
- Supervisors
- Coworkers
- Identifying Sexual Harassment
- Chapter 8: Age and ERISA Discrimination
- Age Discrimination
- Employee's Remedies
- ERISA Discrimination
- Chapter 9: Federal Rights of Disabled Workers
- The Rehabilitation Act
- The Americans With Disabilities Act
- Chapter 10: Whistleblowing and Retaliation Statutes
- Opposition Statutes
- Statutes Relating to Protected ActivitiesState Laws
- Chapter 11: Employee Benefits and Working Conditions
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- Retirement Legislation (ERISA)
- COBRA Rights
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- The Davis-Bacon Act
- Plant Closure Legislation
- Occupational Safety and Health Act
- Workers' Compensation Laws
- Unemployment Compensation
- Drug Testing Laws
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Garnishment
- Immigration Laws and the Workplace
- Rights to UnionizeChapter 12: Employee Privacy
- Expectation of Privacy
- Telephone Monitoring
- Email Monitoring
- Chapter 13: Distinct Employee Groups
- Government Employees
- Union Employees
- Section Two: Using Employment Law
- Chapter 14: Reasons For Discrimination
- Prejudice
- Resentment Due to Affirmative Action
- Frustration Due to Accommodations
- Anger
- Greed
- Fear
- Chapter 15: Workplace Harassment
- Reporting Illegal Harassment
- Retaliation for Reporting Illegal Harassment
- Cooperating With the Investigation