Labor Law

Discover the keys to navigating the complex world of employee law with "Employment Law and Regulations: A Comprehensive Guide." This empowering guide provides invaluable information, empowering employers and employees to create fair, inclusive, and thriving workplaces. Unravel the intricacies of employment law as you explore essential topics such as anti-discrimination laws, wage and hour regulations, workplace safety, employee benefits, and more. Written by Dr. Raul Dominguez, a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology specializing in employment law and workplace behavior, this guide ...

Labor unions and courts have rarely been allies. From their earliest efforts to organize, unions have been confronted with hostile judges and antiunion doctrines. In this book, Julius G. Getman argues that while the role of the Supreme Court has become more central in shaping labor law, its opinions betray a profound ignorance of labor relations along with a persisting bias against unions.

From Attorney Ryan, the most well-known labor lawyer in America, the complete guide to workers’ rights that your boss doesn’t want you to read Life for working people is getting harder and more expensive. While employers clamp down with return-to-office mandates, productivity trackers, and...

Blending cutting-edge legal strategies for winning justice at work with a theory of dramatic, bottom-up social change, this practical audio guide to workers’ rights aims to make work better while reinvigorating the labor movement.

This handbook provides a summary of all of the major provisions of California's Labor Code related to state labor and employment laws (not including workers' compensation or health and safety). The book is intended to be a practical guide for those seeking an overview of the major state statutes under the Labor Code. While it is not an exhaustive treatment of the Labor Code's statutory provisions, there are brief explanations of most of the applicable labor and employment state laws. There is also reference to applicable provisions of the California Code of Regulations.

Whether you're a new union steward, or simply want to bone up on your legal knowledge for an upcoming campaign, Robert Schwartz's The Legal Rights of Union Stewards is a welcome addition to your library. This easy to navigate book is a primer on your rights as a steward and walks you through all the basics from the National Labor Relations Act to the grievance process to Weingarten rights.

Whether you're a small business owner, a manager in a business without an HR department, or even a seasoned HR professional, The Essential HR Handbook will help you handle any personnel problem - from onboarding to outplacement - quickly and easily. This fully updated 10th anniversary edition is packed with information, tools, checklists, sample forms, and timely tips to guide you through the maze of personnel issues in today's complex business environment.

“Incisive and compelling, reflecting the painful wisdom and knowledge that Bill Ong Hing has accrued over the course of fifty years . . . ”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow First book to argue that immigrant and refugee rights are part of the fight for racial justice; offers...

Introducing "Navigating Labor and Employment Law," your ultimate guide to understanding and mastering the complex world of labor laws in the United States! This comprehensive eBook is perfect for anyone seeking to gain valuable insights into the intricacies of labor and employment law, whether you're an employee looking to know your rights, an employer aiming to maintain a compliant work environment, or just someone interested in grasping what lies beneath the legal landscape of the American workplace. Embark on a fascinating journey through 20 well-structured chapters that systematically ...

In this long-out-of-print oral history classic, Alice and Staughton Lynd chronicle the stories of more than two dozen working-class organizers who occupied factories, held sit-down strikes, walked out, picketed, and found other bold and innovative ways to fight for workers' rights. Rank and File brings the militancy of these firebrand organizers to life - whether it was in founding unions, challenging sexism and racism, safety violations, and management intimidation, or working for broader social changes.

This book explores five different organizational topics including legal teams, labor unions, negotiation, record keeping, and employee reviews. Each topic is described and exemplified for better comprehension of the subject matter. The text is informative and educational, and it is written for easy reader understanding at all levels.

In this, the first broad historical overview of labor in the United States in 20 years, Philip Nicholson examines anew the questions, the villains, the heroes, and the issues of work in America. Unlike recent books that have covered labor in the 20th century, Labor's Story in the United States looks at the broad landscape of labor since before the Revolution. Throughout, the audiobook focuses on the integral relationship between the strength of labor and the growth of democracy, painting a vivid picture of the strength of labor movements.

From David Graeber, the bestselling author of The Dawn of Everything and Debt—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to...

This study guide delivers a focused, high-efficiency review of the core business, legal, and management principles required of Class A contractors. It addresses the full scope of responsibilities that extend beyond technical construction work, emphasizing how contractors operate as business leaders, risk managers, and contractual decision-makers. The material is structured for clear audio delivery, with tightly developed paragraphs that maintain continuity and depth without unnecessary repetition. The guide covers essential estimating and bidding concepts, including cost development, ...

From the cofounder of the Amazon Labor Union, a definitive how-to guide to workplace organizing told through a David vs. Goliath chronicle for the ages. This program is read by the author. On April 1, 2022, the Amazon warehouse known as JFK8, in Staten Island, notched an improbable victory when...

Extensively revised, the second edition of The Manager's Guide to HR covers all the key areas and brings listeners up to speed on current developments in employment law, including: how social media is changing the recruitment landscape; shifting labor standards regarding compensation and benefits; the National Labor Relations Board's stance on work-related employee speech on social media; and much more. Featuring step-by-step guidance on everything from COBRA compliance to privacy issues, this trusted resource is now - once again - the most up to date. 

By the 1850s, the workhouse no longer proves itself. The experiment is over. The system continues. This second volume traces a decade inside Southwell Workhouse where hardship becomes routine and “proper management” becomes a language of control. Through dietaries that regulate hunger, classifications that decide fate, labour imposed as a test, punishment administered as procedure, and medical care weighed against cost, the workhouse is shown not as a moment of crisis, but as an institution made ordinary. Ordinary rules. Hard realities. Last resort.

Oliver Haag erklärt Ihnen, was Sie für Ihr Studium über Arbeitsrecht wissen sollten. Er führt Sie in die juristische Denk- und Arbeitsweise ein und erklärt Ihnen die allgemeinen Grundlagen des Arbeitsrechts. Sie erfahren außerdem, was es mit den Details des Individualarbeitsrechts und des Kollektivarbeitsrechts auf sich hat. Zum Abschluss lernen Sie anhand von Übungsfällen, wie Sie sich mit dem Arbeitsrecht in Klausuren auseinandersetzen sollten. So ist dieses Buch unverzichtbar bei Ihren ersten Schritten in diesem wichtigen, aber manchmal auch recht komplizierten Thema.

Conquer the Class B Contractor Exam: Your Guide to Business and Law for Professional Contractors is a comprehensive study guide designed to help aspiring contractors pass the Class B Contractor Exam and succeed in their careers. This guide covers essential topics such as business structures, legal responsibilities, construction contracts, employment law, and risk management, providing detailed explanations and real-world examples tailored to the construction industry. With chapters on project management, bidding and estimating, building codes, safety regulations, and financial management, ...

A Nobel Prize–⁠winning economist shows us why we have to deal in trade-offs when we can’t agree on what’s right and what’s wrong. Some of the most intractable controversies in our divided society are, at bottom, about what actions and transactions should be banned. Should women and...