Packed with cutting-edge cases and hands-on applications, EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICE, 5TH EDITION explains the major issues and rules of employment law and how they apply to your human resource career. The text addresses human resource practices associated with each stage of the employment process--from hiring, to managing, to firing. Clippings of current news stories, hypothetical situations, and real cases help you understand how legal concepts apply to business situations, while practical advice for what to do as a manager is summarized at the end of each chapter. Covering the most important employment law topics, the text is completely up to date with the latest legislation, new regulations, and recent case law. It includes extended coverage of the rights of vulnerable employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act, racial discrimination, the use of background checks, the Family Medical Leave Act, and more.
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Packed with advanced cases and hands-on applications, this title explains the major issues and rules of employment law and how they apply to your human resource career. It addresses human resource practices associated with each stage of the employment process - from hiring, to managing, to firing.
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Part I: INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYMENT LAW.
1. Overview of Employment Law.
2. The Employment Relationship.
3. Overview of Employment Discrimination.
Part II: THE HIRING PROCESS.
4. Recruitment, Applications, and Interviews.
5. Background Checks, References, and Verifying Employment Eligibility.
6. Employment Testing.
7. Hiring and Promotion Decisions.
Part III: MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE.
8. Affirmative Action.
9. Harassment.
10. Reasonably Accommodating Disability and Religion.
11. Work-Life Conflicts and Other Diversity Issues.
Part IV: PAY, BENEFITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
12. Wages, Hours, and Pay Equity.
13. Benefits.
14. Unions and Collective Bargaining.
15. Occupational Safety and Health.
Part V: MANAGING PERFORMANCE.
16. Performance Appraisals, Training, and Development.
17. Privacy on the Job: Information, Monitoring, and Investigations.
Part VI: TERMINATING EMPLOYMENT.
18. Terminating Individual Employees.
19. Downsizing and Post Termination Issues
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781305112124
Publisert
2015-01-01
Utgave
5. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
South-Western College Publishing
Vekt
1678 gr
Høyde
36 mm
Bredde
206 mm
Dybde
257 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
784
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