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Employment law for the paralegal / Peggy Kerley.

By: Material type: TextSeries: West Legal Studies seriesPublication details: Albany, NY : West/Thomson Learning, c2002.Description: xvi, 444 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0766815331
  • 9780766815339
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • KF3319.6 .K47
Contents:
Chapter 1. The Employment Relationship -- Master-Servant Relationship -- Principal-Agent Relationship -- Who Is an Employer? -- Common Law Duties of the Employer -- Who Is an Employee? -- Distinguishing Employees from Independent Contractors -- The Emergence of Temporary or Leased Workers/Employees -- Doctrine of Joint Employment -- Common Law Duties of the Employee -- Doctrine of Employment at Will -- Exceptions to Employment at Will Doctrine -- Chapter 2. Establishing the Employment Relationship -- Recruitment -- Employment Applications -- The Interview Process -- Preemployment Testing -- Background Reference Checks and Preemployment Investigations -- Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Process -- Offer Letters -- Written Employment Contract -- Statutory Limitations on Employment Contracts -- Affirmative Action and the Employment Relationship -- Chapter 3. Compensation Regulations for Employers -- FLSA Definition of the Employer-Employee Relationship -- Employee Exemptions under FLSA -- Chapter 9. Age Discrimination -- Covered Persons and Entities under the ADEA -- The Effect of the ADEA on Hiring Practices -- The Effect of the ADEA on Promotion Requirements -- The Effect of the ADEA on Retirement Issues -- Reduction-in-Force and the Issue of Age Discrimination -- Waiver of Age Discrimination Claims -- Proving an Age Discrimination Claim -- Employer's Burden of Proof -- Plaintiff's Ultimate Burden-Proving Pretext -- Personnel Records to be Maintained under the ADEA -- Administrative Procedures under the ADEA -- Remedies Available under the ADEA -- Chapter 10. Race and Color Discrimination -- Race Discrimination under Title VII -- Racial Harassment -- Reverse Discrimination -- Color Discrimination -- Types of Race and Color Discrimination -- Establishing a Prima Facie Case of Race Discrimination -- Proving Pretext -- Defenses against Race Discrimination Claims -- Adverse Impact Race Discrimination -- Remedies -- Chapter 11. National Origin Discrimination -- Statutory Requirements Affecting National Origin Discrimination -- English Proficiency Rules -- Chapter 12. Religious Discrimination -- Unlawful Employment Practices Relating to Religion -- Protected Activity -- Reasonable Accommodation -- Proving Discrimination -- Defenses to Religious Discrimination Claims -- Religious Advocacy in the Workplace -- Chapter 13. Sex Discrimination -- Definition of Sexual Harassment -- Title VII -- Definition of Sexual Harassment -- EEOC -- Categories Of Sexual Harassment -- Same-Sex Harassment -- Constructive Discharge -- Preparing to Litigate from the Plaintiff's Perspective -- Determination of Employer's Liability for Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment -- Defending Sexual Harassment Claims -- EEOC and Court -- Sex-Plus Discrimination -- Glass Ceiling Issues in Discrimination -- Nonsexual Gender Harassment -- Overview of Pregnancy Discrimination -- Hiring Issues Relating to Pregnancy Discrimination -- Accommodations for Pregnant Employees -- Pregnancy Leave and Benefits -- Positions Held Open for Pregnancy or Maternity Leave -- Health Benefits for Pregnancy -- Proving Pregnancy Discrimination -- Fetal Protection Policies -- Reproduction Discrimination -- Prima facie Violations of the PDA -- Statistics on EEOC and FEP Pregnancy Discrimination Charges Filed -- Chapter 14. The Family and Medical Leave Act -- Employers Covered by FMLA -- Employees Entitled to Leave -- Leave Requirements -- Qualifying Reasons for FMLA Leave -- Employee Protections under the FMLA -- Limitations and Exceptions to the Employer's FMLA Obligation -- The Employee's Obligations under the FMLA -- The Employer's Obligations -- Burden of Proof in FMLA Discrimination Cases -- Example of Interference/Discrimination Found by the Court -- Example of No Interference/Discrimination Found by the Court -- Recordkeeping Requirements under the FMLA -- Employee Protections under the FMLA -- Enforcement Proceedings -- Chapter 15. The Employer's Rights Versus the Employee's Right to Privacy -- Employee's Right to Privacy -- Guidelines for Monitoring Employees -- Categories of Monitoring -- Drug and Alcohol Abuse -- Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 -- Access to Personnel Information -- Information Relating to Reason for Discharge or Voluntary Termination -- Defamation Liability Potential -- Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act -- Chapter 16. Immigration -- Administration of Immigration Laws -- Employers' Duties Regarding Alien Employment -- Independent Contractors -- North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) -- Sanctions -- Recordkeeping Requirements -- Antidiscrimination Provisions -- Nonimmigrant Business Visas -- B-Category Visas -- E-Category Visas -- F and M-Category Visas -- H-Category Visas -- L-Category Visas -- O-Category Visas -- P-Category Visas -- Q-Category Visas -- TN-Category Visas -- Derivative Visas -- Permanent Resident Visas -- Citizenship Application -- Immigration Forms and Information -- Chapter 17. Safety Regulations in Employment -- OSHA Coverage -- Employees' Rights under OSHA -- Employer Requirements under OSHA -- General Duty Clause -- Reporting Requirements -- Enforcement Procedures -- Penalties for OSHA Violations -- Inspections and Investigations -- Abatement Certification -- Employer Defenses to OSHA Citations -- Obtaining Information about OSHA -- Compensable Injury under Workers' Compensation Laws -- Noncompensable Injury under Workers' Compensation Laws -- Occupational Diseases -- Infectious Diseases -- Hearing Loss -- Preexisting Diseases -- Notice of Injury -- Filing of Claims -- Benefits -- Administrative Hearings -- Coordination of Benefits -- Retaliation for Workers' Compensation Claims -- Minimizing On-the-Job Injuries -- Appendix A. Employment Handbook Acknowledgment -- Appendix B. U.S. Department of Labor Regional Offices -- Appendix C. Record Retention Requirements -- Appendix D. Notices (Posting) Required (Under Federal Employment Law) -- Appendix E. Record Retention Requirements Under ADEA -- Appendix F. Internet Sites Relating To General Legal Topics -- Appendix G. State Workers' Compensation Agencies -- Appendix H. EEOC Document Request Under FOIA -- Appendix I. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Agreement of Nondisclosure -- Appendix J. Authorization To Obtain Medical Records -- Appendix K. State Fair Employment Practice Offices -- Appendix L. State Laws Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of AIDS or HIV.
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Includes index.

Chapter 1. The Employment Relationship --
Master-Servant Relationship --
Principal-Agent Relationship --
Who Is an Employer? --
Common Law Duties of the Employer --
Who Is an Employee? --
Distinguishing Employees from Independent Contractors --
The Emergence of Temporary or Leased Workers/Employees --
Doctrine of Joint Employment --
Common Law Duties of the Employee --
Doctrine of Employment at Will --
Exceptions to Employment at Will Doctrine --
Chapter 2. Establishing the Employment Relationship --
Recruitment --
Employment Applications --
The Interview Process --
Preemployment Testing --
Background Reference Checks and Preemployment Investigations --
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Process --
Offer Letters --
Written Employment Contract --
Statutory Limitations on Employment Contracts --
Affirmative Action and the Employment Relationship --
Chapter 3. Compensation Regulations for Employers --
FLSA Definition of the Employer-Employee Relationship --
Employee Exemptions under FLSA --
Chapter 9. Age Discrimination --
Covered Persons and Entities under the ADEA --
The Effect of the ADEA on Hiring Practices --
The Effect of the ADEA on Promotion Requirements --
The Effect of the ADEA on Retirement Issues --
Reduction-in-Force and the Issue of Age Discrimination --
Waiver of Age Discrimination Claims --
Proving an Age Discrimination Claim --
Employer's Burden of Proof --
Plaintiff's Ultimate Burden-Proving Pretext --
Personnel Records to be Maintained under the ADEA --
Administrative Procedures under the ADEA --
Remedies Available under the ADEA --
Chapter 10. Race and Color Discrimination --
Race Discrimination under Title VII --
Racial Harassment --
Reverse Discrimination --
Color Discrimination --
Types of Race and Color Discrimination --
Establishing a Prima Facie Case of Race Discrimination --
Proving Pretext --
Defenses against Race Discrimination Claims --
Adverse Impact Race Discrimination --
Remedies --
Chapter 11. National Origin Discrimination --
Statutory Requirements Affecting National Origin Discrimination --
English Proficiency Rules --
Chapter 12. Religious Discrimination --
Unlawful Employment Practices Relating to Religion --
Protected Activity --
Reasonable Accommodation --
Proving Discrimination --
Defenses to Religious Discrimination Claims --
Religious Advocacy in the Workplace --
Chapter 13. Sex Discrimination --
Definition of Sexual Harassment --
Title VII --
Definition of Sexual Harassment --
EEOC --
Categories Of Sexual Harassment --
Same-Sex Harassment --
Constructive Discharge --
Preparing to Litigate from the Plaintiff's Perspective --
Determination of Employer's Liability for Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment --
Defending Sexual Harassment Claims --
EEOC and Court --
Sex-Plus Discrimination --
Glass Ceiling Issues in Discrimination --
Nonsexual Gender Harassment --
Overview of Pregnancy Discrimination --
Hiring Issues Relating to Pregnancy Discrimination --
Accommodations for Pregnant Employees --
Pregnancy Leave and Benefits --
Positions Held Open for Pregnancy or Maternity Leave --
Health Benefits for Pregnancy --
Proving Pregnancy Discrimination --
Fetal Protection Policies --
Reproduction Discrimination --
Prima facie Violations of the PDA --
Statistics on EEOC and FEP Pregnancy Discrimination Charges Filed --
Chapter 14. The Family and Medical Leave Act --
Employers Covered by FMLA --
Employees Entitled to Leave --
Leave Requirements --
Qualifying Reasons for FMLA Leave --
Employee Protections under the FMLA --
Limitations and Exceptions to the Employer's FMLA Obligation --
The Employee's Obligations under the FMLA --
The Employer's Obligations --
Burden of Proof in FMLA Discrimination Cases --
Example of Interference/Discrimination Found by the Court --
Example of No Interference/Discrimination Found by the Court --
Recordkeeping Requirements under the FMLA --
Employee Protections under the FMLA --
Enforcement Proceedings --
Chapter 15. The Employer's Rights Versus the Employee's Right to Privacy --
Employee's Right to Privacy --
Guidelines for Monitoring Employees --
Categories of Monitoring --
Drug and Alcohol Abuse --
Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 --
Access to Personnel Information --
Information Relating to Reason for Discharge or Voluntary Termination --
Defamation Liability Potential --
Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act --
Chapter 16. Immigration --
Administration of Immigration Laws --
Employers' Duties Regarding Alien Employment --
Independent Contractors --
North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) --
Sanctions --
Recordkeeping Requirements --
Antidiscrimination Provisions --
Nonimmigrant Business Visas --
B-Category Visas --
E-Category Visas --
F and M-Category Visas --
H-Category Visas --
L-Category Visas --
O-Category Visas --
P-Category Visas --
Q-Category Visas --
TN-Category Visas --
Derivative Visas --
Permanent Resident Visas --
Citizenship Application --
Immigration Forms and Information --
Chapter 17. Safety Regulations in Employment --
OSHA Coverage --
Employees' Rights under OSHA --
Employer Requirements under OSHA --
General Duty Clause --
Reporting Requirements --
Enforcement Procedures --
Penalties for OSHA Violations --
Inspections and Investigations --
Abatement Certification --
Employer Defenses to OSHA Citations --
Obtaining Information about OSHA --
Compensable Injury under Workers' Compensation Laws --
Noncompensable Injury under Workers' Compensation Laws --
Occupational Diseases --
Infectious Diseases --
Hearing Loss --
Preexisting Diseases --
Notice of Injury --
Filing of Claims --
Benefits --
Administrative Hearings --
Coordination of Benefits --
Retaliation for Workers' Compensation Claims --
Minimizing On-the-Job Injuries --
Appendix A. Employment Handbook Acknowledgment --
Appendix B. U.S. Department of Labor Regional Offices --
Appendix C. Record Retention Requirements --
Appendix D. Notices (Posting) Required (Under Federal Employment Law) --
Appendix E. Record Retention Requirements Under ADEA --
Appendix F. Internet Sites Relating To General Legal Topics --
Appendix G. State Workers' Compensation Agencies --
Appendix H. EEOC Document Request Under FOIA --
Appendix I. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Agreement of Nondisclosure --
Appendix J. Authorization To Obtain Medical Records --
Appendix K. State Fair Employment Practice Offices --
Appendix L. State Laws Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of AIDS or HIV.

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