Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals, Second Edition

An effective teaching and learning text, Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals covers all the essential elements in depth and breadth in a rational three part structure. “Introduction to Labor and Employment Law” examines the historical development of labor and employment law in America alongside the nature of the employment relationship. “Labor-Management Relations in the Union Setting” shows how American labor law regulates labor-management relations and includes methods of selecting collective bargaining representatives, unfair labor practices by employers and unions, economic weapons in labor disputes and the formation and administration of labor contracts. “Employment Discrimination” deals with the various forms of discrimination and the methods and procedures of pursuing employment discrimination claims. To underscore concepts and ensure student understanding, each chapter features marginal definitions, fact scenarios illustrating the concepts, and questions about specific facts for the students to consider. Answers to the fact scenarios are included at the end of each chapter. Discussion questions and exercises are provided to help students apply the concepts, and engaging case excerpts give them experience with case analysis. A robust Instructor’s Manual includes additional fact scenarios for student exercises, quiz and exam questions, additional discussion questions and exercises, further case excerpts and readings, and suggested writing assignments.

The Second Edition has been completely updated to include new material analyzing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, a federal statute amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Additional new material discusses the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, a federal statute prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information. Fresh case references and examples appear throughout the text.

Features:

• Covers all essential elements of United States labor and employment law in depth

• Divided into three sections

o Introduction to Labor and Employment Law

 historical development of labor and employment law in America

 nature of the employment relationship

o Labor-Management Relations in the Union Setting

 how labor law regulates labor-management relations

 methods of selecting collective bargaining representatives

 unfair labor practices by employers and unions

 economic weapons in labor disputes

 the formation and administration of labor contracts

o Employment Discrimination

 various forms of employment discrimination in American law

 methods and procedures of pursuing employment discrimination claims

• Chapter pedagogy

o marginal definitions

o fact scenarios illustrating the concepts

o specific questions about the facts for studentsto consider

o answers to the fact scenarios at the end of each chapter

o discussion questions and exercises to apply concepts

o case excerpts for experience with analysis

• Instructor’s Manual

o added fact scenarios for student exercises

o quiz and exam questions

o additional discussion questions and exercises

o further case excerpts and readings

o suggested writing assignments

Thoroughly updated, the revised Second Edition presents:

• Completely updated text

o new material analyzing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 , a federal statute amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964

o new material discussing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act , a statute prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information

• Fresh case references and examples

Summary of Contents

Part I. Introduction to Labor and Employment Law

Ch. 1. The Origins of Labor and Employment Law in America

Ch. 2. The Employment Relationship

Part II. Labor-Management Relations in the Union Setting

Ch. 3. Representation Elections

Ch. 4. Employer Unfair Labor Practices

Ch. 5. Union Unfair Labor Practices

Ch. 6. Economic Weapons: Strikes, Picketing, Boycotts, and Lockouts

Ch. 7. Labor Contracts

Part III. Employment Discrimination

Ch. 8. The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ch. 9. Race Discrimination

Ch. 10. Sex Discrimination

Ch. 11. Religious and National Origin Discrimination

Ch. 12. Disability Discrimination

Ch. 13. Age Discrimination

Appendix A. How to Brief a Case

Appendix B. Legal Journals

Appendix C. Contract Clauses

Appendix D. Employment Agreement