Richard Carlson

Richard A. Bales

Michael C. Duff

Dallan F. Flake

The purchase of this ebook edition does not entitle you to receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect. You will need to purchase a new print book to get access to the full experience including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Employment Law, Fifth Edition examines the most dynamic topics in employment law, from employee status and contract formation to termination and post-termination issues. The text introduces students to major issues and problems in labor policy and the practice of employment law, moving from one practical or policy area to the next, recalling and expanding students’ understanding of basic legal principles in particular contexts, and introducing laws specially designed for the protection of employees and other individual workers. New to the 5th Edition: Update on the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors The Supreme Court’s Bostick decision and discrimination on the basis of LGBT status New pay transparency laws The impact of COVID on workplace safety and workers’ compensation law New discussions of how social media, electronic surveillance, and artificial intelligence are affecting the workplace New developments in the arbitration of employment disputes, including the impact of the #MeToo movement and the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 Benefits for instructors and students: Coverage that fills the gap between traditional labor (e.g., collective bargaining) and discrimination courses Thorough treatment of basic employment law doctrine and legislation Thought-provoking cases and the hot-button issues Strong focus on potential employment disputes and their context

Employment Law

Dennis R. Nolan

Laura J. Cooper

Arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution now have largely replaced litigation as the means of resolving all kinds of employment disputes in a variety of workplaces. These dispute resolution processes fundamentally alter the advocate s role and even the definition of employee legal rights. Disputes involving unionized workers have been resolved in arbitration for more than fifty years, but increasingly the process is being adapted to address the statutory and common law rights of nonunion employees. Issues such as employment discrimination that earlier would have been litigated are often now resolved in mediation. This textbook uses essays, arbitration awards, and court decisions to bring to the classroom the reality of contemporary workplace decision-making. It comprehensively addresses the substance and procedure for arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution mechanisms. The employment arbitration materials, in particular,

ADR in the Workplace

Jeffrey M. Hirsch

Paul M. Secunda

Understanding Employment Law strikes a balance between comprehensiveness and selectivity. It provides the substantive material needed to succeed in practice and in the classroom and on final examinations, without overwhelming the reader with details that are unduly esoteric or tangential. The book begins first with common-law employment doctrines such as employment-at-will, employment contracts, employment torts, workplace privacy issues, and restrictive covenants. It then turns to federal and state statutory regulation of the workplace, covering topics such as compensation (including wage and hour legislation and unemployment insurance), employee benefits (including leave time, pensions, and health insurance), and workplace safety legislation.

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