by Lori B. Rassas
With her user-friendly and practical
guide, Employment Law: A Guide to Hiring, Managing, and Firing for
Employers and Employees, Fifth Edition, Lori Rassas gives a
comprehensive awareness of the legal issues that may arise throughout
the employer-employee relationship.
Employment
Law: A Guide to Hiring, Managing, and Firing for Employers and
Employees, Fifth Edition by Lori B. Rassas is a practical text for
undergraduate, paralegal, and graduate-level employment law courses,
including those offered in human resources and business school
programs. This unique book handles each area of the law and its
practical application from the perspective of both employers and
employees. The balanced approach is organized to track the
employer-employee relationship focusing on hiring, managing, and firing
practices. The end-of-chapter questions test key concepts and present
hypothetical situations that test students' ability to master and apply
concepts and promote the development of critical thinking and
analytical skills.
New to the Fifth Edition:
- recruiting
strategies designed to balance the interests of employers to comply
with anti-discrimination laws and achieve their diversity and inclusion
goals
- expanded discussion of hair discrimination
- greater coverage of sex discrimination based on gender identity, transgender status, and sexual orientation
- explanation of legislative efforts designed to address broader pay equity issues among and between different protected classes
- expanded coverage of the National Labor Relations Act and its impact on the rights of employers to regulate workplace conduct
- analysis
of legal developments that materialized during the pandemic and have
widespread applicability as they continue to evolve: updated guidance
on medical inquiries, remote working arrangements, reasonable
accommodations, and vaccine policies
Professors and students will benefit from:
- Chronologically-organized,
clear, and concise explanations of complex legal concepts that track
the employer-employee relationship.
- Enforcement guidance and workplace posters from the agencies that enforce the laws that regulate the employment relationship
- Practical information that that guides students to frame legally compliant interview questions
- References to the most significant legal cases and some lesser-known cases that represent common themes.
- The
injection of real-life memorable scenarios and humor to increase the
attention of students and help them retain the knowledge related to key
concepts.
- Key terms defined
when first introduced; outrageous but true "Check-It-Out" situations
with employment implications; objective and analytical end-of-chapter
questions; and a comprehensive glossary and index.
