Authors: Lewin G. I Joel
ISBN-13: 9780375714450, ISBN-10: 0375714456
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: REVISED & UPDATED
Lewin G. Joel III is a practicing labor lawyer. He lives in Connecticut.
The indispensable legal handbook–– for anyone looking for a job, holding a job, or leaving a job––has now been substantially revised and updated to include new laws and regulations. Whether you work in an office, a factory, or a small business, Every Employee’s Guide to the Law presents valuable information about such issues as:
The interview:
what questions can and can’t be asked
Discrimination:
up-to-date revisions to laws dealing with race, sex, age, handicap, national origin, and religion
Sexual harassment:
how to define it and how to document it
E-mail:
how your right to privacy is affected
Concise, comprehensive, and completely accessible, Every Employee's Guide to the Law explains everything you need to know.
Introduction/Overview | 1 | |
1 | The Hiring Process | 19 |
2 | The Employment Relationship | 51 |
3 | Wages and Hours | 72 |
4 | Fringe Benefits | 106 |
5 | Discrimination and Related Issues | 137 |
6 | Right to Privacy/Access to Records | 176 |
7 | Health and Safety | 201 |
8 | Discipline and Discharge | 225 |
9 | Workers' Compensation | 251 |
10 | Unemployment Compensation | 289 |
11 | I'm Getting Screwed; So what can I Do About it? | 314 |
Epilogue: Unions and Other Final Thoughts | 355 | |
App | Glossary of Employment Law Terms | 369 |
App | Summary of Federal Labor Laws: Listing and synopsis with references and library and chapter citations | 381 |
App | Common Questions (with Answers): 20 chapter-by-chapter questions about employment laws, with answers | 397 |
Acknowledgments | 406 | |
Index | 407 |