Publisher's Synopsis
Designed for a one-semester course that covers the major aspects of law, the highly teachable Contemporary Employment Law explores the legal essentials of managing a modern workforce. The text identifies the differences between employees and independent contractors, then proceeds through the phases of hiring, promotion, and termination of employment. Modern employment issues covered include selecting employees; whistleblowing; immigration and nationality; covenants not to compete; confidentiality and trade secret agreements; current laws and regulations on pay, disability, and age discrimination; work-family conflicts; privacy; wage and hour laws; worker safety; and global employment. Each chapter features learning objectives, well-edited landmark cases, abundant examples, management applications, “Focus on Ethics,” Human Resource forms, and more. Students will learn to frame the issues that managers must identify in the workplace. The companion website offers online student support with resources, forms, quizzes, additional assignments, and extracts of pertinent statutes.
The presentation has been streamlined, to make the Second Edition even more readable and accessible, thoroughly explaining basic concepts before moving to more complex material. More short cases and practice forms help students learn. New U.S. Supreme Court, federal, and state cases are briefed, including: AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (effect of the Federal Arbitration Act preemption of state laws restricting arbitration of employment claims), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (class action certification denied), Staub v. Proctor Hosp. (employer liable if non-decision maker with discriminatory bias influenced actions of unbiased decision maker), Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. (employee’s oral complaint about FLSA violation has filed a claim), Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham (whether pharmaceutical salespeople are exempt under the FLSA), Rainey v. Domino’s Pizza (franchisor’s liability for accident caused by franchisee’s delivery person), and Nixon-Tinkelman v. New York City Dep't of Health and Mental Hygiene (expansion of duty of reasonable accommodation regarding transfer from a distant to a near work site), New statutes and regulations enacted since the first edition was published are explored, including Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and its regulations, employers duty to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) through a notice mandated by the National Labor Relations Board, and the implementation of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. The text incorporates the influences of changing economic realities and business practices, and each chapter contains new ethic cases to prompt critical thinking.
Features:
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designed for one-semester course on aspects of employment and
discrimination law
- identifying the differences between employees and independent contractors
- phases of hiring, promotion, and termination of employment
- special topics―privacy, wage and hour laws, retirement and employment benefit
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modern employment issues well-covered with human resource forms
included
- selecting employees
- whistleblowing
- immigration and nationality
- covenants not to compete
- confidentiality and trade secret agreements
- current laws and regulations on pay, disability and age discrimination
- work-family conflicts
- privacy
- wage and hour laws
- worker safety
- global employment
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powerful chapter format with robust pedagogy
- learning objectives
- well-edited landmark cases.
- abundant, compelling examples
- management applications
- “Focus on Ethics”
- Human Resource forms
- chapter and concept summaries
- key terms and concepts
- comprehensive glossary
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online student support website
- resources, forms, quizzes, additional assignments, extracts of pertinent statutes
Thoroughly updated, the revised Second Edition presents:
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streamlined presentation
- more readable and accessible
- thoroughly explains basic concepts before moving into more complex material
- includes more shorter cases and practice forms
- influences of changing economic realities and business practices
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new U.S. Supreme Court, federal, and state cases: briefs
- AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (restricting arbitration of claims)
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes (class action certification denied)
- Staub v. Proctor Hosp. (employer liability when discriminatory bias influenced actions of unbiased decision maker)
- Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. (employee’s oral complaint about FLSA violation)
- Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham (whether pharmaceutical salespeople are exempt under the FLSA)
- Perich v. Hosanna (rights of ministers against their churches)
- Rainey v. Domino’s Pizza (franchisor liability for harm caused by delivery person)
- Nixon-Tinkelman v. New York City Dep't of Health and Mental Hygiene (reasonable accommodation regarding transfer from a distant to a near work site)
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new statutes and regulations
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and its regulations
- Employers duty to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- implementation of Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
- New ethics cases in every chapter
