Employment and Labor Law,9780324260328

Employment and Labor Law

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ISBN13: 9780324260328
ISBN10: 0324260326
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Pub. Date: 2004-04-28
Publisher(s): South-Western College/West
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Summary

This text provides an introduction to employment and labor law for the non-legal professional in human resource management and labor relations. The authors emphasize employment, labor, and social issues in the work environment as they cover federal and state laws governing employer/union and employee/employer relationships.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii
PART 1 COMMON-LAW EMPLOYMENT ISSUES 1(36)
CHAPTER 1 Employment Contracts and Wrongful Discharge
2(15)
Employment-at-Will
2(1)
Wrongful Discharge Based on Public Policy
3(3)
Express and Implied Contracts of Employment
6(4)
Model Employment Termination Act
10(1)
New Protection for Corporate Whistleblowers
11(1)
Summary
12(1)
Questions
13(1)
Case Problems
13(3)
Internet Exercises
16(1)
CHAPTER 2 Commonly Committed Workplace Torts
17(20)
Defamation and Invasion of Privacy
18(1)
Invasion of Privacy
18(3)
Defamation: Libel and Slander
21(3)
Tortious Infliction of Emotional Distress
24(2)
Tortious Interference with Contract
26(1)
Retaliatory Demotion
27(1)
Theft of Trade Secrets
28(2)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
30(1)
Summary
31(1)
Questions
32(1)
Case Problems
33(3)
Internet Exercises
36(1)
PART 2 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 37(188)
CHAPTER 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Race Discrimination
38(31)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
38(1)
Coverage of Title 171
39(1)
Administration of Title VII
40(1)
Discrimination under Title VII
41(1)
Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQs)
42(1)
Unintentional Discrimination: Disparate Impact
42(3)
Section 703(k) and Disparate Impact Claims
45(2)
Validating Job Requirements
47(4)
The "Bottom Line" and Discrimination
51(2)
Seniority and Title VII
53(5)
Mixed Motive Cases under Title VII
58(1)
Retaliation under Title VII
58(1)
Affirmative Action and Title VII
59(5)
Other Provisions of Title VII
64(1)
Summary
65(1)
Questions
65(1)
Case Problems
66(2)
Internet Exercises
68(1)
CHAPTER 4 Gender and Family Issues Legislation: Title VII and Other Legislation
69(44)
Gender Discrimination
69(1)
Dress Codes and Grooming Requirements
70(1)
Gender as a BFOQ
70(3)
Gender Stereotyping
73(4)
"Gender-Plus" Discrimination
77(1)
Gender Discrimination in Pay
77(1)
The Equal Pay Act
77(2)
Defenses under the Equal Pay Act
79(4)
Procedures under the Equal Pay Act
83(1)
Remedies
83(1)
Title VII and the Equal Pay Act
83(2)
Gender-Based Pension Benefits
85(2)
Pregnancy Discrimination
87(2)
The Family and Medical Leave Act
89(1)
Serious Health Condition
89(1)
Leave Provisions
89(1)
Coverage
89(3)
Effect of Other Laws on the FMLA
92(1)
State Legislation
92(2)
Sexual Harassment
94(2)
Quid Pro Quo Harassment
96(1)
Hostile Environment Harassment
96(3)
Employer Liability for Sexual Harassment
99(3)
Employer Responses to Sexual Harassment Claims
102(3)
Remedies for Sexual Harassment
105(1)
Sexual Orientation or Sexual Preference Discrimination
106(1)
Other Gender-Discrimination Issues
107(1)
Summary
108(1)
Questions
108(1)
Case Problems
109(3)
Internet Exercises
112(1)
CHAPTER 5 Discrimination Based on Religion and National Origin; Procedures under Title VII
113(41)
Discrimination on the Basis of Religion
113(1)
Statutory Exceptions for Religious Preference
114(7)
Discrimination Based on National Origin
121(1)
Definition
121(2)
Disparate Impact
123(1)
English-Only Rules
123(3)
Citizenship
126(1)
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and Discrimination Based on National Origin or Citizenship
126(2)
Enforcement of Title VII
128(1)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
128(1)
Procedures under Title VII
128(1)
EEOC Procedure and Its Relation to State Proceedings
129(2)
EEOC Procedure for Handling Complaints
131(1)
Burdens of Proof: Establishing a Case
132(1)
Disparate Treatment Claims
133(3)
Disparate Impact Claims
136(2)
Arbitration Statutory EEO Claims
138(4)
Remedies under Title VII
142(2)
Compensatory and Punitive Damages
144(1)
Remedial Seniority
145(1)
Legal Fees
146(1)
Class Actions
146(1)
Public Employees under Title VII
147(1)
Summary
148(1)
Questions
149(1)
Case Problems
150(2)
Internet Exercises
152(2)
CHAPTER 6 Discrimination Based on Age and Disability
154(46)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
154(1)
Coverage
154(1)
Provisions
155(11)
Procedures under the ADA
166(2)
Remedies under the ADEA
168(1)
Discrimination Because of Disability
169(1)
The Americans with Disabilities Act
169(1)
Qualified Individual with a Disability
170(1)
Definition of Disability
171(4)
Medical Exams and Tests
175(1)
Reasonable Accommodation
175(5)
Defenses under the ADA
180(2)
Enforcement of the ADA
182(1)
The Rehabilitation Act
182(1)
Provisions
183(2)
AIDS and the Disability Discrimination Legislation
185(1)
State Disability Discrimination Legislation
186(1)
Drug Abuse and Drug Testing
187(6)
Summary
193(1)
Questions
194(1)
Case Problems
195(3)
Internet Exercises
198(2)
CHAPTER 7 Other EEO Legislation
200(25)
The Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1870
200(1)
Section 1981
200(2)
Section 1983
202(1)
Section 1985(c)
202(1)
Procedure under Sections 1981 and 1983
203(1)
Executive Order No. 11246
203(1)
Equal Employment Requirements
203(1)
Affirmative Action Requirements
204(1)
Procedure under Executive Order No. 11246
204(1)
Employment Discrimination Because of Military Service: The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
205(1)
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
205(4)
The National Labor Relations Act
209(1)
Constitutional Prohibitions against Discrimination
209(1)
Due Process and Equal Protection
210(1)
Affirmative Action and the Constitution
210(3)
Other Constitutional Issues
213(1)
State EEO and Employment Laws
214(1)
Other Employment Legislation
215(6)
Summary
221(1)
Questions
221(1)
Case Problems
222(2)
Internet Exercise
224(1)
PART 3 EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES 225(118)
CHAPTER 8 Occupational Safety and Health
226(30)
Purpose of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
228(1)
Administration and Enforcement
228(6)
Employee Rights
234(3)
Inspections, Investigations, and Recordkeeping
237(4)
Citations, Penalties, Abatement, and Appeal
241(2)
State Plans
243(1)
Private Enforcement Actions: The Tobacco Cases
243(3)
Workplace Violence
246(5)
Summary
251(1)
Questions
251(1)
Case Problems
252(3)
Internet Exercises
255(1)
CHAPTER 9 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
256(28)
ERISA: Background and Purpose
257(1)
Coverage
257(3)
Fiduciary Responsibility
260(8)
Minimum Requirements for Qualified Pension Plans
268(7)
Termination of a Plan
275(5)
Summary
280(1)
Questions
280(1)
Case Problems
281(1)
Internet Exercises
282(2)
CHAPTER 10 The Fair Labor Standards Act
284(27)
Background of the FLSA
285(5)
Origin and Purpose of The Fair Labor Standards Act
290(1)
Coverage
290(4)
Minimum Wages
294(4)
Overtime Pay
298(2621)
Exemptions from Overtime and Minimum Wage Provisions
2919
Limitations on Child Labor
302(3)
Enforcement and Remedies under FLSA
305(2)
Summary
307(1)
Questions
307(1)
Case Problems
307(3)
Internet Exercises
310(1)
CHAPTER 11 Employee Welfare Programs: Social Security, Workers' Compensation, and Unemployment Compensation
311(32)
The Social Security and Supplemental Security Acts
313(1)
Titles II and VIII of the Social Security Act 1935
314(1)
The 1970's: Social Security Crisis
315(1)
The 1980's: Recovery?
316(1)
Social Security Benefit Programs Today
316(3)
Other Federal and State Benefit Programs
319(3)
Who Must Participate in Social Security?
322(2)
Workers' Compensation: Limited Liability and Easy Recovery
324(2)
Eligibilty for Benefits
326(2)
Workers' Compensation Procedures
328(1)
Workers' Compensation Preemption by Federal Law
329(2)
Unemployment Compensation
331(4)
Voluntary Quitting
335(1)
Drug Tests and Willful Misconduct
335(4)
Summary
339(1)
Questions
339(1)
Case Problems
339(3)
Internet Exercises
342(1)
PART 4 LABOR RELATIONS LAW 343(287)
CHAPTER 12 The Development of American Labor Unions and the National Labor Relations Act
344(28)
Labor Development in America
345(4)
The Post-Civil War Period
349(3)
Recent Trends in the Labor Movement
352(3)
Legal Responses to the Labor Movement
355(1)
The Injunction
355(2)
Yellow-Dog Contracts
357(1)
The Antitrust Laws
357(2)
The Development of the National Labor Relations Act
359(1)
The Norris-La Guardia Act
359(4)
The Railway Labor Act
363(1)
The National Industrial Recovery Act
364(1)
The National Labor Board
365(1)
The "Old" National Labor Relations Board
366(1)
The National Labor Relations Act
367(1)
Overview of the National Labor Relations Act
368(2)
Summary
370(1)
Questions
370(1)
Internet Exercises.
371(1)
CHAPTER 13 The National Labor Relations Board: Organization, Procedures, and Jurisdiction
372(27)
The National Labor Relations Board
372(1)
Organization
372(1)
Organization
372(4)
Procedures
376(5)
Jurisdiction
381(12)
Preemption and the NRLA
393(2)
Summary
395(1)
Questions
395(1)
Case Problems
396(2)
Internet Exercise
398(1)
CHAPTER 14 The Unionization Process
399(26)
Exclusive Bargaining Representative
399(1)
Employees' Choice of Bargaining Agent
400(3)
Rules That Bar Holding an Election
403(1)
Defining the Appropriate Bargaining Unit
404(6)
Voter Eligibility
410(2)
Representation Elections
412(2)
Decertification of the Bargaining Agent
414(1)
Acquiring Representation Rights through Unfair Labor Practice Proceedings
415(5)
Summary
420(1)
Questions
421(1)
Case Problems
421(3)
Internet Exercise
424(1)
CHAPTER 15 Unfair Labor Practices by Employers and Unions
425(50)
Section 7: Rights of Employees
426(4)
Sections 8(a)(1) and 8(b)(1): Violation of Employee Rights by Employers or Unions
430(1)
Antiunion Remarks by Employer
431(1)
Employer limitations on Soliciting and Organizing
432(5)
Other Section 8(a)(1) Violations
437(3)
Union Coercion of Employees and Employers
440(2)
Section 8(a)(2): Employer Domination of Labor Unions
442(5)
Sections 8(a)(3) and 8(b)(2): Discrimination in Terms or Conditions of Employment
447(3)
Discrimination in Employment to Encourage Union Membership
450(2)
Discrimination in Employment to Discourage Union Membership
452(1)
Strikes as Protected Activity
453(11)
Other Unfair Labor Practices
464(1)
Employer Reprisals against Employees
464(1)
Excessive Union Dues or Membership Fees
464(1)
Featherbedding
465(1)
Remedies for Unfair Labor Practices
465(1)
Reinstatement
466(2)
Back Pay
468(1)
Delay Problems in NLRB Remedies
469(1)
Summary
470(1)
Questions
471(1)
Case Problems
471(3)
Internet Exercise
474(1)
CHAPTER 16 Collective Bargaining
475(32)
The Duty to Bargain
476(1)
Bargaining in Good Faith
476(9)
The Nature of the Duty to Bargain in Good Faith
485(1)
Subject Matter of Bargaining
486(1)
Mandatory Bargaining Subjects
487(7)
Permissive Bargaining Subjects
494(1)
Prohibited Bargaining Subjects
495(1)
Modification of Collective Agreements
495(2)
Bargaining Remedies
497(3)
Antitrust Aspects of Collective Bargaining
500(2)
Summary
502(1)
Questions
503(1)
Case Problems
503(3)
Internet Exercise
506(1)
CHAPTER 17 Picketing and Strikes
507(35)
Pressure Tactics
507(1)
The Legal Protection of Strikes
508(1)
The Norris-La Guardia Act
508(3)
The NLRA
511(3)
Picketing under the NLRA
514(20)
Remedies for Secondary Activity
534(1)
National Emergencies
535(1)
Summary
535(1)
Questions
536(1)
Case Problems
536(5)
Internet Exercise
541(1)
CHAPTER 18 The Enforcement and Administration of the Collective Agreement
542(30)
Arbitration
543(1)
Interest Arbitration versus Rights Arbitration
543(1)
Rights Arbitration and the Grievance Process
543(2)
The Courts and Arbitration
545(5)
Judicial Enforcement of No-Strike Clauses
550(3)
The NLRB and Arbitration
553(4)
Changes in the Status of Employers
557(1)
Successor Employers
557(5)
Bankruptcy and the Collective Agreement
562(4)
Summary
566(1)
Questions
567(1)
Case Problems
568(3)
Internet Exercise
571(1)
CHAPTER 19 The Rights of Union Members
572(29)
Protection of the Rights of Union Members
572(1)
The Union's Duty of Fair Representation
573(12)
Rights of Union Members
585(1)
Union Discipline of Members
585(1)
Union Members' Bill of Rights
586(7)
Other Restrictions on Unions
593(1)
Summary
594(1)
Questions
594(1)
Case Problems
595(5)
Internet Exercise
600(1)
CHAPTER 20 Public Sector Labor Relations
601(29)
Government as Employer
601(3)
Federal Government Labor Relations
604(1)
Historical Background
604(1)
The Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act
605(9)
Judicial Review of FLRA Decisions
614(1)
The Hatch Act
614(1)
Union Security Provisions
614(2)
State Public Sector Labor Relations Legislation
616(1)
Coverage of State Laws
616(1)
Representation Issues
617(8)
Summary
625(1)
Questions
626(1)
Case Problems
626(3)
Internet Exercises
629(1)
APPENDIX A Civil Rights Act of 1964 630(16)
APPENDIX B Text of Title 42 USC Section 1981 646(2)
APPENDIX C Extracts from the Age Discrimination Employment Act 648(11)
APPENDIX D Extracts from the Family and Medical Leave Act 659(8)
APPENDIX E Extracts from The Americans with Disabilities Act 667(7)
APPENDIX F Extracts from the Rehabiliation Act 674(3)
APPENDIX G Text of the National Labor Relations Act 677(14)
APPENDIX H Text of the Labor Management Relations Act 691(11)
APPENDIX I Text of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 702(17)
Glossary 719(6)
List of Cases 725(2)
Index 727

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