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9781584250074

Uncivil Rights : Protecting and Preserving Your Job Rights - The Better Way of Resolving Conflicts at Work

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  • ISBN13:

    9781584250074

  • ISBN10:

    1584250070

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-09-01
  • Publisher: Bch Fulfillment & Distribution
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Table of Contents

PART I: Why Your Job Rights Are Not Working
Introduction
3(6)
What's Wrong with Our Courts?
9(8)
The Search for the Truth
9(2)
The Problem with Lawyers
11(1)
The Problem with Judges
11(3)
Why the Laws Aren't Working?
14(3)
A Slave of the Past
17(18)
How Our History Affects Us
17(2)
What Are Your Rights?
19(1)
Discriminating Employers
20(2)
Other Challenges to Unfair Treatment
22(1)
What Are Public Policy Claims?
22(2)
What Are Tort Claims?
24(2)
What Is Good Faith and Fair Dealing?
26(1)
What Are Implied Promises?
26(1)
What Is Just Cause?
27(3)
What Is Negligent Evaluation?
30(1)
Rights for Public-Sector Employees
31(1)
Deprivation of Constitutional Rights
31(1)
What Can You Get If You Sue?
31(4)
PART II: What You Can Do
Setting Boundaries
35(6)
Document, Document, Document
36(1)
Using Diplomacy
36(1)
Defending Yourself
37(1)
Finding the Right Lawyer
38(3)
Resolving Workplace Disputes
41(8)
Negotiation
42(1)
Mediation
42(1)
Arbitration
43(1)
The Lawsuit
43(6)
PART III: The Court of Last Resort
The High Cost of Litigation: Everyone Loses
49(4)
What Claims Can You Make?
53(14)
Federal Employment Claims
54(1)
State Employment Claims
54(13)
What You Face in Court
67(18)
What Is a Motion to Dismiss?
68(2)
What Is the Discovery Process?
70(3)
What Is a Motion for Summary Judgment?
73(3)
What Can You Expect at Trial?
76(1)
Selecting the Jury
77(1)
Trying the Case
78(1)
What Is a Directed Verdict?
78(1)
What Are Closing Arguments?
79(1)
What Are Jury Instructions?
79(1)
What Is the Jury's Role?
80(1)
What about Appeals?
81(4)
PART IV: True Horror Stories
Supreme Court Failures
85(4)
Dred Scott
85(1)
Myra Bradwell
86(1)
Homer Plessey
87(2)
Race Discrimination
89(14)
Michael
89(3)
Carole
92(3)
Louise
95(3)
Jason
98(5)
Sex Discrimination
103(10)
Julia
104(5)
Esther
109(4)
Age Discrimination
113(8)
Beverly
113(5)
Craig
118(3)
Disability Discrimination
121(4)
Jonathan
121(2)
Marion
123(2)
Religious/National Origin Discrimination
125(10)
Joel
125(6)
Daniel
131(4)
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
135(8)
Samuel
135(3)
Judy
138(5)
Whistleblowing and Retaliation
143(20)
Leonard
143(2)
Nicole
145(4)
Adam
149(2)
Stacey
151(2)
Paul
153(10)
PART V: Peaceful Solutions
The Better Way
163(6)
Resolving Conflicts at Work
163(2)
Using Mediation at Work
165(4)
A Survivor's Guide to Legal Terms 169(8)
Notes 177(8)
Appendix A State and Federal Agencies That Deal with Employment Law 185(12)
Appendix B Non-Profit Institutions That Deal with Workers' Rights 197(30)
Appendix C Sources for Lawyers 227(14)
Acknowledgments 241

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