A guide to employment law. One of the most rapidly evolving areas of law involves individual employment rights. Individual employment rights has no clearly defined boundary. It encompasses a multitude of employment statutes and court decisions. It finds its support in constitutional law and has developed as part of specialized employment law areas involving record keeping and disclosure, labor relations, health and safety, labor standards, fair employment practices. This book consolidates these fragmented individual employment rights into a centralized reference source.
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Kurt H. Decker (Author)
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A guide to employment law. One of the most rapidly evolving areas of law involves individual employment rights. Individual employment rights has no clearly defined boundary. It encompasses a multitude of employment statutes and court decisions. It finds its support in constitutional law and has developed as part of specialized employment law areas involving record keeping and disclosure, labor relations, health and safety, labor standards, fair employment practices. This book consolidates these fragmented individual employment rights into a centralized reference source.
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Chapter 1 The Developing Law of Individual Employment Rights The Employment Relationship The At-Will Employment Relationship Employment Privacy Exercising Individual Employment Rights Employee Concerns Employer Concerns Legislative Action Judicial Responses Employment Information Collection Employment Information Maintenance and Internal Use Employment Information Access Employment Information Disclosure to Third Parties Employee Lifestyles at and Outside the Workplace Avoiding Individual Employment Rights' Litigation
Chapter 2 Hiring Guidelines Initial Employment Contacts Advertisements Applications Interviews Employment Data Verification Credit Checks Arrest Records Criminal Convictions Fingerprinting Photographs Immigration Requirements Reference Checks Employment Testing Medical Screening Genetic Screening Blood Testing Skill Testing Polygraph Examinations Honesty Testing Handwriting Analysis Negligent Hiring
Chapter 3 Employment Records Employment Records Medical Records
Chapter 4 Medical Concerns Physical Examinations Health and Safety Complaints Smoking Employee Assistance Programs Alcohol and Drug Abuse Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Sterilization
Chapter 5 Information Collection Procedures Searches Monitoring Surveillance Union Meeting Surveillance Workplace Surveillance Employee Manipulation Camera Surveillance Electronic Surveillance Literature Solicitation and Distribution
Chapter 6 Employee Concerns at the Workplace Jury or Witness Duty Voting Time Whistleblowing Dress and Grooming Codes Spousal Policies Nepotism Third Party Representation Performance Evaluations Name Changes Identification Tags Religious Accommodation Privacy Misconduct Language Requirements Sexual Harassment Video Display Terminals
Chapter 7 Outside the Workplace Personal Associations Basic Associations Bankruptcy/Debtors Unions Lifestyle Regulation Loyalty Conflicts of Interest Off-Duty Misconduct Non-Criminal Misconduct Criminal Misconduct Residency Requirements
Chapter 8 Individual Employment Rights Litigation Personal Right Violations (Torts) Invasion of Privacy Defamation False Imprisonment Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Negligent Maintenance or Disclosure of Employment Records Fraudulent Misrepresentation Intentional Interference with Contractual Relations Public Policy Contract Violations Employment Contracts Restrictive Covenants Employment Handbooks and Policies Collective Bargaining Agreements Index
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