Every employee's guide to the law : everything you need to know about your rights in the workplace--and what to do if they are violated / Lewin G. Joel III.
1993
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Title
Every employee's guide to the law : everything you need to know about your rights in the workplace--and what to do if they are violated / Lewin G. Joel III.
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [1993]
Copyright
©1993
Call Number
KF3319.6 .J64 1993
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
0679743235 :
Description
xv, 414 pages ; 21 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)25964273
Note
Includes index
"A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book."
"A Cornelia & Michael Bessie book."
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Table of Contents
Introduction/Overview
3
Beginning Before the Beginning
So, How Important Is Knowing Your Rights?
How to Use This Book
1
The Hiring Process
18
Job Advertisements
Preemployment Inquiries
References/Recommendations
Preemployment Tests
Employment Verification (I-9 Forms)
A Word about Employment Agencies
2
The Employment Relationship
46
Employment at Will
"Probationary Status"
3
Wages and Hours
67
Fair Labor Standards Act
Minimum Wage
Overtime
Limits on Hours of Work
Jury Duty, Witness Duty, and Voting Time
Child Labor Laws
Payment of Wages
Withholdings and Deductions from Wages
Court-Ordered Judgments Against Your Wages
4
Fringe Benefits
100
Group Health Insurance
Paid Days Off
Maternity and Family and Medical Leave
Military Leave
Retirement Plans
5
Discrimination and Related Issues
124
Civil Rights
Discrimination Generally
Race Discrimination
Sex Discrimination
Equal Pay Act
Handicap Discrimination
Age Discrimination
National Origin (Ethnic) Discrimination
Religious Discrimination
Affirmative Action/Reverse Discrimination
6
Right to Privacy/Access to Records
159
Access to Personnel Files
Search and Seizure
Surveillance and Monitoring
Lie Detector (Polygraph) Testing
Drug and Alcohol Testing
AIDS Testing
7
Health and Safety
182
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Safety and Health Standards
Working Conditions
OSHA Inspections
Accident Reports
OSHA Reporting Requirements
Keeping Medical Records
Posting Requirements
Right-to-Know Laws in General
Employee Complaints
OSHA Violations and Penalties
State Smoking Laws
8
Discipline and Discharge
205
Wrongful Discharge (and Discipline)
"Rightful" Discharge and Discipline (Just Cause)
What Attorneys Tell Their Employer-Clients
Statements in Employee Handbooks
Maintaining Disciplinary Records
Final Paycheck and Continuation of Insurance
Unemployment Compensation
Blacklisting
Plant Closings and Layoffs
9
Workers' Compensation
229
Administration
Employers' Insurance Requirements
Employers' Obligations
Eligibility for Benefits
Occupational Illness or Disease
Preexisting Conditions
Filing a Claim
Civil Lawsuits
On-the-Job Injuries and ADA
10
Unemployment Compensation
263
Unemployment Compensation Coverage
Disqualifications
Remaining Eligible
Amount and Duration of Benefits
11
I'm Getting Screwed; So What Can I Do About It?
286
Government Agencies
Preparing Your Case
Filing Charges with a Government Agency; Private Lawsuits
Hiring Legal Counsel
Epilogue: Unions and Other Final Thoughts
321
Unions
A Look Back
The Last Word
App. Agency Listings
335
App. Glossary of Employment Law Terms
355
App. Summary of Federal Labor Laws
367
App. Common Questions (with Answers)
383
Acknowledgments
393
Index
395