Practical Guide to Employment Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7355-5326-2
Verlag: Aspen Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 950 Seiten, 1 volume

The Practical Guide to Employment Law is a comprehensive desk manual for HR managers, risk managers, and employment lawyers. It covers federal employment laws in plain English, giving readers the practical information necessary to apply the laws, as well as providing readers with essential court cases and tips for compliance in every chapter. The Practical Guide to Employment Law includes a compliance checklist section where readers can learn the various laws that apply to such topics as hiring, terminations, and benefits. It also includes a supervisory training section on several laws, including FMLA and ADA.

Topics covered include:

- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- COBRA/HIPAA Healthcare Continuation Coverage
- The Drug-Free Workplace Act and Drug Testing
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA)
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- The Equal Pay Act (EPA)
- The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- The Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA)
- Title VII and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA '91)
- The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN)
- The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- Plus defamation, negligent hiring, employee privacy, whistle-blowing and retaliation, wrongful discharge, and affirmative action

Autoren/Hrsg.

Filipp, Mark R.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction Compliance Checklists
2. The Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
3. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
4. COBRA, HIPAA, and Employer-Provided Health Benefits
5. The Drug-Free Workplace Act and Drug Testing
6. Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA)
7. Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
8. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
9. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
10. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
11. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
12. Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA)
13. Title VII and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA '91)
14. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act of 1989 (WARN)
15. Defamation
16. Negligent Hiring
17. Employee Privacy
18. Whistle-Blowing and Retaliation
19. Wrongful Discharge
20. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
21. Affirmative Action

* Table of Cases
* Index