Overview
Written as a comprehensive reference for personnel managers, vice presidents in charge of human resources, and for practicing attorneys, The Employment Contract addresses both the historical development of the employer-employee relationship and current legal practice. In addition to thorough coverage of the many legal and nonlegal concepts and precedents involved, Freedman also offers in-depth analysis of such timely issues as the impact of AIDS on anti-discrimination statutes and problems of sexual harassment in the workplace. Throughout, the discussion is illustrated with ample references to applicable case law. Freedman begins by exploring the traditional master-servant relationship and its impact on beginning concepts of the employment contract. He goes on to trace the law's response to various issues affecting the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees including the termination and dismissal of employees; age, racial, sexual, and religious discrimination; the discriminatory problems of the handicapped; and other federal statutes such as unemployment compensation, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In a separate chapter devoted to workplace injuries, federal statutes such as Workmens' Compensation and the Federal Employers' Liability Act also receive thorough treatment. The volume concludes with comprehensive discussions of liability to third parties, noncompetitive covenants, unions, and migrant and alien employees.
Full Product Details
Author: Warren Freedman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.459kg
ISBN: 9780899303765
ISBN 10: 0899303765
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 24 October 1989
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
?The stated subject of theis work is tantalizing to anyone in the employment arena. . . . this text does a good job explaining the historical background to its subject areas, and has some value as a very general reference work. It makes a fairly interesting social commentary and might be useful to a university professor teaching an undergraduate course in employment law generally. . . .?-Legal Information Alert
Author Information
WARREN FREEDMAN, member of the New York, Connecticut, Federal, and U.S. Supreme Court bars, was formerly Liability Counsel and Assistant Secretary for Bristol-Myers Co. Among his previous books are Foreign Plaintiffs in Products Liability Actions, Frivolous Lawsuits and Frivolous Defenses, Federal Statutes on Environmental Protection, The Right of Privacy in the Computer Age, The Tort of Discovery Abuse and The Constitutional Right to a Fair and Speedy Trial, all published by Quorum Books.
