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The Second Edition has been completely updated to include new material analyzing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, a federal statute amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Additional new material discusses the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, a federal statute prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information. Fresh case references and examples appear throughout the text.
Hallmark features of Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals:
Covers all essential elements of United States labor and employment law in depth
Divided into three sections
o Introduction to Labor and Employment Law
historical development of labor and employment law in America
nature of the employment relationship
o Labor-Management Relations in the Union Setting
how labor law regulates labor-management relations
methods of selecting collective bargaining representatives
unfair labor practices by employers and unions
economic weapons in labor disputes
the formation and administration of labor contracts
o Employment Discrimination
various forms of employment discrimination in American law
methods and procedures of pursuing employment discrimination claims
Chapter pedagogy
o marginal definitions
o fact scenarios illustrating the concepts