The Hr Survival Guide to Labor & Employment Law

by Hawkins, Michael W.

• ISBN13: 9780872182936
• ISBN10: 0872182932
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-30
• Publisher: Natl Underwriter Co

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Foreword	ix
Employees vs. Independent Contractors	1	(20)
In General	3	(9)
Temporary Workers	12	(3)
Statutory Tests	15	(6)
Workplace Violence	21	(14)
Generally	22	(4)
Preventative Measures	26	(9)
Worker Privacy	35	(20)
The Right to Privavy	38	(1)
Potential Claims	39	(4)
Tort of Invasion of Privace	40	(3)
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986	43	(12)
Limitations on Monitoring Employees	45	(1)
Exceptions to the ECPA	46	(1)
Enforcement, Remedies and Defenses Under the ECPA	47	(1)
Intercepting Communications	47	(2)
Accessing Communications While in Electronic Storage	49	(1)
Preventative Measures	50	(5)
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993	55	(26)
In General	57	(13)
Notice Requirements	70	(3)
Medical Certification	73	(8)
Sexual Harassment	81	(20)
Generally	83	(8)
Procedural Requirements for Filing a Sexual Harassment Claim	91	(1)
Litigating a Sexual Harassment Claim	92	(3)
Defenses to Sexual Harassment Claims	95	(3)
Remedies for Sexual Harassment Under Title VII	98	(3)
The ADA and The Rehabilitation Act	101	(38)
The Americans With Disabilities Act	105	(26)
Definitions of Key ADA Terms	107	(5)
Reasonable Accommodation	112	(3)
Employer Conduct Prohibited by the ADA	115	(2)
Medical Examinations	117	(2)
Notice and Recordkeeping Requirements	119	(2)
Procedures for Filing an ADA Claim	121	(2)
Litigating an ADA Claim	123	(5)
Defenses to ADA Claims	128	(2)
Remedies Provided by the ADA	130	(1)
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973	131	(8)
Affirmative Action	139	(16)
Generally	140	(3)
Requirements	143	(12)
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)	155	(30)
Generally	158	(8)
Procedure for Filing an ADEA Claim	166	(2)
Litigating an ADEA Claim	168	(4)
Discrimination Between Protected Individuals	172	(1)
Defenses to ADEA Claims	172	(5)
Remedies Under the ADEA	177	(1)
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act	178	(7)
Title VII	185	(22)
Generally	187	(7)
Procedure for Filing a Title VII Claim	194	(2)
Litigating a Title VII Claim	196	(4)
Defenses to Title VII Claims	200	(4)
Remedies Under Title VII	204	(3)
Equal Pay Act	207	(14)
Generally	209	(2)
Procedure for Filing a Claim under the EPA	211	(1)
Litigation of an EPA Claim	211	(6)
Prima Facie Case	211	(3)
Employer Defenses	214	(2)
Compliance	216	(1)
Statute of Limitations	217	(1)
Remedies	217	(1)
Relationship with Other Laws	218	(3)
Pregnancy Discrimination Act	221	(24)
Generally	224	(11)
Procedure for Filing a PDA Claim	235	(3)
Litigating a PDA Claim	238	(1)
Defenses to PDA Claims	238	(3)
Remedies Under the PDA	241	(4)
Sections 1981 and 1983	245	(20)
Section 1981 Generally	247	(3)
Procedure for Filing a Section 1981 Claim	248	(1)
Litigating a Section 1981 Claim	249	(1)
Remedies Under Section 1981	250	(1)
Section 1983 Generally	250	(10)
Procedure for Filing a Section 1983 Claim	259	(1)
Remedies Under Section 1983	260	(1)
Immunity Issues	260	(5)
Drug Free Workplace Act	265	(8)
Generally	266	(2)
Penalties	268	(3)
Exception	271	(1)
Drug Testing	271	(2)
Fair Credit Reporting Act	273	(14)
In General	275	(5)
Notice Requirements	280	(3)
Remedies	283	(4)
Polygraph Protection Act	287	(18)
Generally	289	(9)
Procedure for Filing an EPPA Claim	298	(2)
Litigating an EPPA Claim	300	(1)
Remedies under the EPPA	301	(4)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	305	(34)
In General	307	(7)
OSHA Standards	314	(6)
Variances	320	(1)
Enforcement	321	(14)
Cooperative Programs	335	(4)
Immigration and Employment Authorization	339	(28)
Employment Eligibility Verification	343	(3)
Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Visas	346	(9)
H-1B Nonimmigrant Visas	347	(3)
TN Visas	350	(2)
L-1 Visas	352	(2)
Other Employment-Based Nonimmigrant Categories	354	(1)
Employment-Based Permanent Immigrant Visas	355	(12)
Warn	367	(24)
Generally	369	(5)
Warn Act Notice	374	(9)
Litigating WARN Act Claims	383	(1)
Defenses to WARN Act Claims	384	(1)
Remedies Under the WARN Act	385	(6)
The Fair Labor Standards Act	391	(22)
In General	392	(8)
Requirements	400	(13)
Minimum Wage	400	(2)
Overtime	402	(5)
Child Labor	407	(1)
Record-Keeping	408	(5)
National Labor Relations Act	413	(28)
In General	415	(2)
Unfair Labor Practices	417	(6)
Union Organizing Under NLRA	423	(11)
Union Representation and Collective Bargaining	434	(7)
Appendix A: Equal Opportunity is The Law	441	(2)
Appendix B: Your Rights Under The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993	443	(2)
Appendix C: A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act	445	(4)
Appendix D: Employee Polygraph Protection Act	449	(2)
Appendix E: Notice to Examinee	451	(4)
Index	455