Labor & Employment Law

Designed for use with any casebook, the Fifth Edition has been expanded and updated, including such new topics as social media and the Affordable Care Act, along with expert coverage of anti-discrimination laws, wage and hour law, ERISA, privacy in employment, OSHA, workers' compensation, restrictive covenants, wrongful discharge, unemployment compensation, and pensions.

This Nutshell provides an overview of individual employee rights and responsibilities. It addresses a number of areas, including establishing and ending the employment relationship, protection of employee privacy and reputation, discrimination, regulation of wages and hours, employee physical safety, fringe benefits, and employee duties of loyalty. This edition includes a substantially revised treatment of discrimination law, expanded discussion of employment-based health care, and takes into account a number of recent Supreme Court decisions and the use of executive orders. It further addresses how employment law directly impacts the modern economy, discussing how this area of the law effects on-demand workers in the technology sector.

Examines major employment screening devices currently in use, analyzing the legal and constitutional considerations, statutory restrictions and legal acceptance of each. Contents include employment applications, interviews questionnaires and background checks, personality, psychological and other written tests, drug, alcohol and AIDS testing, polygraph examinations (latest federal statute included). In addition to detailed federal law coverage, this resource provides a state-by-state analysis chapter: an employer's guide for avoiding potential liability, and an appendix with excerpts from various statutes, regulations, guidelines, technical reviews, and reports. Available on Lexis. Username and password required.

Labor and Employment Law is the definitive and complete guide to labor and employment law. It is the only work of its kind, providing comprehensive coverage, both federal and state, from A to Z, in one reource. It includes quality analysis on all aspects of labor and employment law, from well-known topics such as union elections and sexual harassment, to lesser understood subjects like employment arbitration, wage and hour law, and employee privacy. Available on Lexis. Username and password required.