Employment and Labor Law,
9th Edition

Part I: COMMON-LAW EMPLOYMENT ISSUES.
1. First the Forest, Then the Trees: An Overview of Employment and Labor Law.
2. Employment Contracts and Wrongful Discharge.
3. Commonly Committed Workplace Torts.
4. Employee Privacy Rights in the 21st Century.
5. The Global Perspective: International Employment Law and American Immigration Policy.
Part II: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
6. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Race Discrimination.
7. Gender and Family Issues: Title VII and Other Legislation.
8. Discrimination Based on Religion and National Origin and Procedures under Title VII.
9. Discrimination Based on Age.
10. Discrimination Based on Disability.
11. Other Equal Employment Opportunity and Employment Legislation: Federal and State Laws.
Part III: LABOR RELATIONS LAW.
12. The Rise of Organized Labor and Its Regulatory Framework.
13. The Unionization Process.
14. Unfair Labor Practices by Employers and Unions.
15. Collective Bargaining.
16. Picketing and Strikes.
17. The Enforcement and Administration of the Collective Agreement.
18. The Rights of Union Members.
19. Public Sector Labor Relations.
Part IV: EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES.
20. Occupational Safety and Health.
21. The Employee's Safety Nets: Unemployment and Workers' Compensation, Social Security, and Retirement Plans.
22. The Fair Labor Standards Act.
Glossary.
Case Index.
Subject Index.

• Patrick J. Cihon

  Patrick J. Cihon is an Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management. His research interests include employment law, employment discrimination, labor relations, and dispute resolution. Professor Cihon is the co-author of West's TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT as well as a number of books and articles in the field of employment law. After a career with the Ontario Ministry of Labor, Professor Cihon joined Syracuse where he has received the Outstanding Faculty Member Award from both the Syracuse University Association of Graduate Business Students and the Syracuse Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma. Professor Cihon earned his B.A. from Pennsylvania State University, an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto, and an LL.M. from Yale Law School.

• James Ottavio Castagnera

  Jim Castagnera holds an M.A. in Journalism from Kent State University, and a J.D. and Ph.D. (American Studies) from Case Western Reserve University. He worked 10 years as a labor, employment, and intellectual-property attorney with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr and 23 years as associate provost & legal counsel for academic affairs at Rider University, where in 2018 he received the university’s highest annual award for distinguished service. He also did stints as a full-time law professor at UT-Austin and Widener University Law School. Having retired from Rider in 2019, he is engaged in a portfolio of activities: Member and Chief Consultant of Holland Media Services LLC, a communications and training company with offices in Philadelphia and Los Angeles; Member of Portum Group International LLC, a cyber security & privacy consulting firm in Philadelphia; Of Counsel to Washington International Business Counsel; and Adjunct Professor of Law in the Kline School of Law at Drexel University.

• UPDATES HIGHLIGHT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION. This edition presents the latest Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action; Obama’s Executive Order forbidding LGBT discrimination by federal government contractors; EEOC’s recent lawsuits challenging settlement and release agreements that arguably interfere with the former employee’s right and duty to cooperate in Commission proceedings as a complainant and/or witness; and Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case dealing with a corporation holding religious views on contraceptive coverage.

• REVISIONS ADDRESSES RECENT CHANGES RELATED TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. Students examine current rulings, including the Supreme Court’s recent decision invalidating Obama’s "recess appointments" to the Board, the NLRB ruling that Northwestern University football players are employees qualified under the Act to vote for union representation, and the NLRB’s new rules on "snap elections".

• NEW EDITION HIGHLIGHTS RECENT DECISIONS RELATED TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT. Coverage reviews the Department of Labor’s new test for unpaid internships in the for-profit arena; the class action lawsuit against the NCAA and its Division One members contending that student- and alumni-athletes are employees entitled to minimum-wage and overtime compensation; the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that hourly employees in an Amazon warehouse can be required to wait up to 25 minutes in line for a security check at the close of their shifts without being compensated for that wait time.

• LATEST COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS TIMELY LEGAL ISSUES. You examine the NLRB decision that football players at Northwestern University are employees entitled to vote to being represented by a labor union. Look at a class-action suit by a former college athlete against the NCAA and 340 Division I universities that claims student-athletes’ and former athletes’ have a right to be paid minimum wages and overtime pay. Learn from the latest federal court decisions on affirmative action, including the University of Texas and its controversial "10% percent guaranteed admission" policy.

• THE LATEST WORKING LAW AND ETHICAL DILEMMA FEATURES EMPHASIZE CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS OF CONCEPTS YOU ARE LEARNING. These fresh, engaging learning features highlight problems concerning social networks, workplace-computer privacy, working in today’s "virtual office" of smart phones and electronic tablets, and other cutting-edge employment issues involving high tech and the Internet.

• CASE TREATMENT OFFERS INTRIGUING SUMMARIZED CASES AND CASES THAT USE ACTUAL LANGUAGE OF THE COURT. Summarized cases, in which the authors outline the facts, issue, and decision of a real case in their own words, provide case illustrations that are student-friendly and intriguing to readers. Because learning to interpret cases in the language of the court is crucial to developing critical thinking skills, half of the cases in the text remain excerpted in the words of the court.

• CONCEPT SUMMARIES REVIEW KEY LEGAL PRINCIPLES FROM EACH CHAPTER. These helpful learning features clearly outline the main legal principles that are illustrated throughout each chapter to guide reader review and study.

• THE WORKING LAW HIGHLIGHTS LEGAL LAWS IN ACTION IN BUSINESS TODAY. This practical feature demonstrates the relevance of employment and labor laws that students are learning in today's business world.

• ETHICAL DILEMMAS EMPHASIZES INTRUIGING AND PRACTIAL ETHICAL QUESTIONS. These features challenge students to respond to situations that involve pertinent ethical questions and put ethical behavior to the test.

• VERSATILE END-OF-CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS ENSURE STUDENT COMPREHENSION. Interesting short answer questions, updated case problems, and hypothetical scenarios give you a wide variety of ways to engage your students in practical applications and measure their comprehension.

• CASE TREATMENT COMBINES INTRIGUING SUMMARIZED CASES AND CASE THAT USE ACTUAL LANGUAGE OF THE COURT. Summarized cases, in which the authors outline the facts, issue, and decision of a real case in their own words, provide case illustrations that are student-friendly and intriguing. Because learning to interpret cases in the language of the court is crucial to developing critical thinking skills, half of the cases in the text remain excerpted in the words of the court.

• CONCEPT SUMMARIES REVIEW KEY LEGAL PRINCIPLES FROM EACH CHAPTER. These helpful learning features clearly outline the main legal principles that are illustrated throughout each chapter to guide your review and study.

• THE WORKING LAW HIGHLIGHTS LEGAL LAWS IN ACTION IN BUSINESS TODAY. This practical feature demonstrates the relevance of employment and labor laws that you are learning in today's business world.

• ETHICAL DILEMMAS EMPHASIZES INTRUIGING AND PRACTIAL ETHICAL QUESTIONS. These features challenge you to respond to situations that involve pertinent ethical questions and put ethical behavior to the test.

• VERSATILE END-OF-CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS ENSURE COMPREHENSION. Interesting short answer questions, updated case problems, and hypothetical scenarios give you a wide variety of ways to practically apply concepts and ensure you understand the material.

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