Author: Darien A. McWhirter

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Published: 1993

Total Pages: 328

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Employee laws are always changing and being informed of one's rights as an employee or employer is not an easy task. The last three years alone have seen the 1991 Federal Civil Rights Act, a new definition of sexual harassment, the Polygraph Protection Act, and new laws on age and handicap discrimination. To explain these and many other employment laws and their implication, Darien McWhirter, an employment law attorney, has updated Your Rights at Work. Laws and, more importantly, what they mean to you are explained more thoroughly and clearly than in any other single source. The first edition was cited by The New York Public Library as "one of the best reference books of 1989". With 40 percent new material, including a new chapter on religious discrimination as well as one on immigration, the Second Edition promises to remain the most authoritative defense you can have on the job without the expense of legal counsel. In a practical, easy-to-use format, and through the use of many case studies and examples, the book shows how each state interprets legislation in detailed state-by-state checklist, important steps to take if you think you've been discriminated against in any way, what your rights are if you're injured, how to use your employee handbook as a legally binding contract, what to do if you've been terminated or wrongfully discharged, how to negotiate a contract, which states are "pro-boss" and which are "pro-employee", when to take legal action, and much more.