Labor and Employment

Basic legal standards governing the statutory and common law claims that can be raised on behalf of employees. Combines plaintiff-oriented insight and analysis, along with strategic discussion of the substantive law from claim evaluation through litigation or settlement. Covers litigating employee claims under both federal and state laws from interview and case evaluation, potential causes of action, tax consequences of awards, attorneys' fees. Includes notes, checklists, practice pointers, cautions and warnings, citations, lists and charts, and a statutory appendix.
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Topics are individual employment rights, collective bargaining; employee, union and management rights and responsibilities; grievances and arbitration; employment discrimination; wage and hour law.
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Chapters are: Title VII—Employment Discrimination Suits; Equal Pay Act—sex-based discrimination; Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); The Civil Rights Enforcement Statutes: §§ 1981, 1983, 1985(3), and 1986; constitutional torts; statutes prohibiting disability discrimination; attorney's fees and costs; significant contract and tort common-law claims; Family and Medical Leave Act; whistleblower protection and other wrongful discharge statutes. Appendices are statutes and jury instructions.
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