Your rights in the workplace
By: Barbara Kate Repa, J.D.
Contributors: Nolo Press
Edition: 10th edition.
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
ISBN-13: 9781413319088
Subjects: Popular works; Employee rights; Labor laws and legislation
Description: Features information on firing, wages, health insurance, medical leave, retirement plans, disability and worker's compensation insurance, discrimination, and privacy rights with up-to-date state and federal law information.
Notes: "July 2014"--Title page verso.

"An employee's guide to fair treatment"--Cover.

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Your rights in the workplace. Analyzing your options ; Talking it over with your employer ; Documenting the problem ; Considering legal action; title: Wages and hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act ; Rights under the FLSA ; Calculating your pay ; Calculating work hours ; Time off work for civic duties ; Payroll withholding and deductions ; Enforcing your right to be paid fairly ; Filing a complaint or lawsuit ; Violations of state and local laws; title: Health insurance. Coverage for current employees ; Coverage for former employees ; State laws on insurance continuation ; Utilization review; title: Family and medical leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act ; State family and medical leave laws ; The Pregnancy Discrimination Act ; Work/life balance; title: Privacy rights. Your personnel records ; Workplace testing ; Surveillance and monitoring ; Searches and seizures ; Clothing and grooming codes ; Conduct codes; title: Health and safety. The Occupational Safety and Health Act ; Enforcing OSHA rights ; Criminal actions for OSHA violations ; State and local health and safety laws ; Tobacco smoke in the workplace ; Pesticide laws ; Hazardous substances laws ; Violence in the workplace; title: Illegal discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ; The Equal Pay Act ; The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act ; The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act ; The Americans with Disabilities Act ; Discrimination against workers with HIV or AIDS ; Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers ; State laws prohibiting discrimination; title: Sexual harassment. The effects of sexual harassment ; Federal law ; State laws ; Taking steps to end sexual harassment ; Where to get more information; title: Losing or leaving a job. The doctrine of Employment at Will ; When a firing may be illegal ; Employees' rights ; Finding out why you were fired ; Getting documentation ; Waiving your right to sue ; Taking action against your dismissal ; Plant closings; title: After a job loss. Your final paycheck ; Severance pay ; Getting references ; Collecting fringe benefits ; Outplacement programs ; Replacing your income ; Agreements not to compete ; Blacklisting; title: Unemployment . Who is covered ; Being disqualified for benefits ; Calculating your benefits ; Filing a claim ; Appealing benefit decisions; title: Workers' compensation. Who is covered ; Conditions covered ; The right to medical care ; Filing a workers' compensation claim ; Calculating benefits ; Related lawsuits for work injuries; title: Social Security disability insurance. Who is covered ; Disabilities covered ; Filing a Social Security claim ; Appealing a denied claim ; Collecting other benefits; title: Retirement plans. Social Security retirement benefits ; Private pensions ; 401(k) deferred compensation plans; title: Labor unions. Federal laws ; State laws ; The bargaining unit ; Types of union work situations ; Union elections ; The right to unionize ; The right to deunionize ; Where to get more help; title: Immigration issues. Federal law ; Documentation required to work in the United States ; Illegal discrimination ; English-only rules; title: Lawyers and legal research. Mediation and arbitration ; Small Claims Court ; Class action lawsuits ; Hiring a lawyer ; Legal research.