Employment Law for Human Resource Practice

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Author: David J. Walsh

ISBN-10: 0324594852

ISBN-13: 9780324594850

Category: Employment Law

As a future manager, you want to know what will be important to you in your upcoming career. David Walsh's Employment Law for Human Resource Practice explains the major issues and rules of employment law and what these mean for human resource practice in a way that makes sense for businesspeople. His approach, which follows the employment life cycle from the hiring process, to managing employees, to terminating employment, is clear and easy to understand. Always conscious of pointing out what...

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Using a life-cycle approach, Walsh (Miami University) surveys the body of law regulating the employment relationship and influencing every area of human resource practice, with material organized around steps in the employment process and specific human resource practices associated with them, from hiring and promotion decisions to compensation, performance appraisal, and termination. Learning features include excerpted court cases and practice tips, as well as chapter summaries, questions, and key terms. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Pt. 1Introduction to Employment LawCh. 1Overview of Employment LawCh. 2The Employment RelationshipCh. 3Overview of Employment DiscriminationPt. 2The Hiring ProcessCh. 4Recruitment, Applications, and InterviewsCh. 5Background Checks, References, and Verifying Employment EligibilityCh. 6Employment TestingCh. 7Hiring and Promotion DecisionsPt. 3Managing a Diverse WorkforceCh. 8Affirmative ActionCh. 9HarassmentCh. 10Reasonably Accommodating Disability and ReligionCh. 11Work-Life Conflicts and Other Diversity IssuesPt. 4Pay, Benefits, Terms and Conditions of EmploymentCh. 12Wages, Hours, and Pay EquityCh. 13BenefitsCh. 14Unions and Collective BargainingCh. 15Occupational Safety and HealthPt. 5Managing PerformanceCh. 16Performance Appraisals, Training, and DevelopmentCh. 17Privacy on the Job: Information, Monitoring, and InvestigationsPt. 6Terminating EmploymentCh. 18Terminating Nonunion, Private Sector Employees - Employment at Will with ExceptionsCh. 19Terminating Unionized and Public Employees - Just Cause and Due ProcessCh. 20Downsizing, Unemployment Insurance, and Other Posttermination IssuesGlossaryCase IndexSubject Index