Packed with cutting-edge cases and hands-on applications, Walsh's EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICE, 7E explains major issues and rules of employment law behind each step of the employment process -- all in understandable terms. You learn how law impacts your career, as a manager or employee. Current news, typical situations and real cases help you understand how legal concepts apply to each stage of employment -- from hiring and managing to firing. Each chapter begins with new learning objectives and ends with a summary of practical advice for today's managers. Updates addresses the latest topics in employment law, from discrimination based on sexual orientation and "gig workers" to COVID-19, pay equity and other pressing issues. This edition provides insights to help you prevent discrimination and harassment, accommodate employees with disabilities, comply with wage and hour laws, and avoid wrongful terminations and other common legal issues.
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYMENT LAW
1. Overview of Employment Law.
2. The Employment Relationship.
3. Overview of Employment Discrimination.
Part II: THE HIRING PROCESS
4. Recruitment.
5. Background Checks, References, and Verifying Employment Eligibility.
6. Employment Testing.
7. Hiring and Promotion Decisions.
Part III: MANAGING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE
8. Harassment.
9. Reasonably Accommodating Disability and Religion.
10. Work-Life Conflicts and Other Diversity Issues.
Part IV: PAY, BENEFITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
11. Wages, Hours, and Pay Equity.
12. Benefits.
13. Unions and Collective Bargaining.
14. Occupational Safety and Health.
15. Privacy on the Job.
Part V: TERMINATING EMPLOYMENT
16. Terminating Individual Employees.
17. Downsizing and Post Termination Issues.
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David J. Walsh
David Walsh received his Ph.D. from the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in 1991. He served on the faculty of the management department at Miami University from 1991-2020. His teaching and research focused in areas of employment law, labor relations and human resource management. In addition to this text, Dr. Walsh has written an airline labor relations book ON DIFFERENT PLANES (Cornell University ILR Press, 1994) and has contributed chapters to a number of edited volumes, including THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF STRIKES IN AMERICAN HISTORY (M.E. Sharpe, 2009). Dr. Walsh has also published articles in such journals as the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, American Business Law Journal, Law & Society Review and the Industrial & Labor Relations Review.
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NEW LEARNING OBJECTIVES DIRECT STUDENT ATTENTION TO KEY CONTENT. These helpful new learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter are tied to the chapter's main heads and emphasize key content and specific mastery goals for students as they progress through each chapter.
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NEW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED "THE CHANGING WORKPLACE" TOPICS HIGHLIGHT NEW AND EMERGING ISSUES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW. This engaging feature highlights the legal implications of recent changes in the workplace, human resource practices and the workforce. All topics are updated and many are new in this edition to reflect today's times.
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NEW CONTENT EXPLORES THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES. Rather than simply recounting the numerous temporary enactments, many of which are no longer in effect, the author highlights the larger, more significant employment law issues that COVID-19 brought into focus. New content throughout this edition considers the longer-term implications of the pandemic as it impacts areas such as medical exams, accommodation, leave policies, safety and health, privacy and termination.
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NEW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED "THE CHANGING WORKPLACE" TOPICS HIGHLIGHT NEW AND EMERGING ISSUES IN EMPLOYMENT LAW. This engaging feature highlights the legal implications of recent changes in the workplace, human resource practices and the workforce. All topics are updated and many are new in this edition to reflect today's times. Several of the new "The Changing Workplace" features address employment law issues prompted by policies employers created to deal with COVID-19.
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THOROUGHLY UPDATED "CLIPPINGS" FEATURE EMPHASIZES THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IMPACTING EMPLOYMENT LAW TODAY. New "Clippings" features within each chapter highlight recent events, drawn from the latest news, that illustrate changes to employment law and demonstrate legal concepts at work today.
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ENGAGING CASES OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY CONCEPTS. Approximately two-thirds of the cases in this edition feature new, timely situations that reflect the latest challenges and advancements in current employment law.
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UNIQUE EMPLOYMENT LIFE CYCLE APPROACH GUIDES STUDENTS THROUGH EACH STAGE OF THE EMPLOYMENT PROCESS. Author David Walsh strategically organizes this edition's chapters to seamlessly correspond to today's key human resource practices and functions, including hiring, managing, performance and termination. This "hire-to-fire" approach provides an intuitive arc for students to follow that simulates what they may experience in their own career paths.
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THE AUTHOR'S PRACTICAL FOCUS CLEARLY ILLUSTRATES THE RELEVANCE OF THIS EDITION'S CONTENT. Students quickly see how the content throughout this edition can strengthen their management careers. Readers examine how to apply legal concepts to business situations as the book uses recent cases, events, reports and "Clippings" to demonstrate the importance of employment law in actual events. Features such as "Elements of a Claim" plainly outline how to analyze certain types of legal claims, while" Practical Implications of the Law" suggests how to conduct legally compliant human resource activities.
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THIS EDITION'S CASE TREATMENTS INTRODUCE A VARIETY OF CHALLENGING LEGAL SITUATIONS. The case selections throughout this edition include excerpts that retain the language of the court from leading court decisions in employment law. Each case provides a brief statement of the facts, the legal issue and a clear and helpful explanation of the decision maker's rationale.
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VALUABLE ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS FURTHER ENSURE STUDENT COMPREHENSION. This edition's instructor companion website contains a comprehensive instructor's manual, time-saving lecture PowerPoint® slides and a test bank to assist in preparation and checking student understanding. In addition, a student companion website helps students maximize success in your course with flashcards and other tools to review key terms and concepts.
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