Your rights in the workplace /
Your rights in the workplace.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA :
Nolo,
2005.
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| Edition: | 7th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Your rights in the workplace
- A. Analyzing your options
- B. Talking it over with your employer
- C. Documenting the problem
- D. Considering legal action
- 2. Wages and hours
- A. The Fair Labor Standards Act
- B. Rights under the FLSA
- C. Calculating your pay
- D. Calculating workhours
- E. State and local laws
- F. Payroll withholding and deductions
- G. Enforcing your right to be paid fairly
- H. Filing a complaint or lawsuit
- I. Violations of state and local laws
- 3. Health insurance
- A. No legal right to coverage
- B. Coverage for current employees
- C. Coverage for former employees
- D. Individual health insurance
- E. State laws on insurance continuation
- F. Utilization review
- 4. Family and medical leave
- A. The Family and Medial Leave Act
- B. State laws on family leave
- C. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- D. Balancing work and family : other ways to cope
- 5. Privacy rights
- A. Your personnel records
- B. Workplace testing
- C. Surveillance and monitoring
- D. Searches and seizures
- E. Clothing and grooming codes
- F. Conduct codes
- 6. Health and safety
- A. The Occupational Safety and Health Act
- B. Enforcing OSHA rights
- C. Criminal actions for OSHA violations
- D. State and local health and safety laws
- E. Tobacco smoke in the workplace
- F. Pesticide laws
- G. Hazardous substances laws
- H. Violence in the workplace
- 7. Illegal discrimination
- A. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
- B. State and local antidiscrimination laws
- C. The Equal Pay Act
- D. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- E. The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
- F. The Americans with Disabilities Act
- G. Discrimination against workers with HIV or AIDS
- H. Discrimination against gay and lesbian workers
- 8. Sexual harassment
- A. The effects of sexual harassment
- B. Federal law
- C. State laws
- D. Taking steps to end sexual harassment
- E. Where to get more information
- 9. Losing or leaving a job
- A. The doctrine of employment at will
- B. When a firing may be illegal
- C. Employees' rights
- D. Finding out the reason
- E. Getting documentation
- F. Waiving your right to sue
- G. Taking action against your dismissal
- H. Plant closings.
- 10. After a job loss
- A. Your final paycheck
- B. Severance pay
- C. Getting references
- D. Collecting fringe benefits
- E. Outplacement programs
- F. Replacing your income
- G. Agreements not to compete
- H. Blacklisting
- 11. Unemployment
- A. Who is covered
- B. Being disqualified for benefits
- C. Calculating your benefits
- D. Filing a claim
- E. Appealing benefit decisions
- 12. Workers' compensation
- A. Who is covered
- B. Conditions covered
- C. The right to medical care
- D. Filing a workers' compensation claim
- E. Calculating benefits
- F. State workers' compensation offices
- G. Related lawsuits for work injuries
- 13. Social security disability insurance
- A. Who is covered
- B. Disabilities covered
- C. Dependents entitled to benefits
- D. Filing a social security claim
- E. Appealing a denied claim
- F. Collecting other benefits
- 14. Retirement plans
- A. Social security retirement benefits
- B. Private pensions
- C. Where to get more information
- D. 401(k) deferred compensation plans
- 15. Labor unions
- A. Federal laws
- B. State laws
- C. The bargaining unit
- D. Types of union work situations
- E. Union elections
- F. The right to unionize
- G. The right to de-unionize
- H. Where to get more help
- 16. Immigration issues
- A. Federal law
- B. Documentation required to work in the U.S.
- C. Illegal discrimination
- D. English-only rules
- 17. Lawyers and legal research
- A. Mediation and arbitration
- B. Small claims court
- C. Class action lawsuits
- D. Hiring a lawyer
- E. Legal research
- Appendix
- AIDS-HIV
- Civil rights
- Disabled workers
- Discrimination
- Family issues
- Gay and lesbian
- Immigration
- Labor departments
- Legal referrals
- Mediation and arbitration
- Miscellaneous workplace issues
- Older workers
- Retirement plans and pensions
- Safety and health issues
- Unions
- Women's issues.