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Basic Labor and Employment Law For Paralegals (w/ Connected eBook)

  • Edition : 2nd ed., 2012
  • Author(s) : Craig
    • ISBN: 9780735507777
    • SKU: 98040
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Specifically designed and written for paralegal students, Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals covers all of the essential elements of its subject in depth. With a logical three-part organization, and supported by dynamic pedagogy, you will find this concise paperback highly teachable and an asset to your students’ classroom experience.

Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals features:

Complete coverage of basic Labor and Employment Law in the United States, developed for paralegal students.

Part I. Introduction to Labor and Employment Law traces the historical development of labor and employment law in America and explores the nature of the employment relationship.
Part II. Labor-Management Relations in the Union Setting looks at how American labor law regulates labor-management relations, methods of selecting collective bargaining representatives, unfair labor practices by employers and unions, economic weapons in labor disputes, and the formation and administration of labor contracts.
Part III. Employment Discrimination treats various forms of employment discrimination in American law and the methods and procedures for pursuing employment discrimination claims.

Dynamic pedagogy in every chapter, including:
marginal definitions
fact scenarios that illustrate the concepts covered in the text, accompanied by fact-analysis questions
discussion questions and exercises that give students practice applying new concepts
case excerpts that encourage case analysis.

Table of Contents includes:

Part I. Introduction to Labor and Employment Law
The Origins of Labor and Employment Law in America
The Employment Relationship

Part II. Labor-Management Relations in the Union Setting
Representation Elections
Employer Unfair Labor Practices
Union Unfair Labor Practices
Economic Weapons: Strikes, Picketing, Boycotts, and Lockouts
Labor Contracts

Part III. Employment Discrimination
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Race Discrimination
Sex Discrimination
Religious and National Origin Discrimination
Disability Discrimination
Age Discrimination

Appendix A. How to Brief a Case
Appendix B. Legal Journals
Appendix C. Contract Clauses
Appendix D. Sample ADR Policy