Guides: Labor and Employment Law Treatises: Introduction

Introductory Resources

Employment Discrimination Examples & Explanations by Joel W. Friedman
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3464 .F738

This study guide focuses on Employment Discrimination issues using explanatory text with hypothetical problems and answers.
Employment Law in a Nutshell by Robert N. Covington & Joseph A. Seiner
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3455.Z9 C68

This Nutshell provides an overview of individual employee rights and responsibilities. It addresses a number of areas, including establishing and ending the employment relationship, protection of employee privacy and reputation, discrimination, regulation of wages and hours, employee physical safety, fringe benefits, employee duties of loyalty, and more. Employment Law in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Federal Law of Employment Discrimination in a Nutshell by Mack Player & Sandra Sperino
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3464.Z9 P55

This nutshell focuses on the laws surrounding discrimination in the workplace, such as the Civil Rights Act, ADEA, and the ADA. It identifies the basic models of proof, the terms and conditions of employment and defines the protected classes. Enforcement makes up the final section of this overview. Federal Law of Employment Discrimination in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Labor and Employment Arbitration in a Nutshell by Dennis Nolan & Richard Bales
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3425 .N641

This study aid provides a description of the origin, development, and practice of labor and employment arbitration. Text focuses on the fundamentals of the labor and employment arbitration process and explores the major arbitration law issues, their importance, and the conflicting opinions on them. Labor and Employment Arbitration in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Labor Law in a Nutshell by Peter Henning
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3369.3 .L39

This guide reviews labor relations law in the United States from its origins to the creation of statutory protections and the developments of the modern-day National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). It offers insight into primary legal issues such as union organizing, picketing, employer responses, the duty to bargain, and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements and their arbitration provisions. Labor Law in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.
Understanding Employment Law by Paul M. Secunda et al.
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3455 .B354

A study aid focused on common-law employment issues such as employment-at-will, employment contracts, employment torts, workplace privacy issues, and restrictive covenants. It also covers federal and state statutory workplace regulation, including topics like compensation, employee benefits, and workplace safety legislation.
Understanding Labor Law by Douglas E. Ray
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF3319 .R39

This study aid focuses on management and labor in the private sector, dealing largely with the National Labor Relations Act, its interpretation, and application by federal courts and the NLRB.

In-Depth Resources

Labor and Employment Law by N. Peter Lareau
This treatise is the most detailed work on labor law. The publication is devoted to the National Labor Relations Act, Employment Discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave, Occupational Safety and Health, Arbitration, and general employment issues. Some sample checklists and forms are included.
Employment Coordinator
A comprehensive reference on employment law, the equivalent of 15 print volumes. Provides a practical understanding of federal and state employment law in six key areas: benefits, compensation, employment practices, labor relations, personnel policy and administration, and workplace safety. Updated monthly. Also available is the Employment Discrimination Coordinator, which is updated twice monthly.
Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation
This treatise provides both a comprehensive analysis of workplace discrimination law and explores the full array of litigation issues, including pleadings, discovery, motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, conducting internal investigations, trial strategy and evidence, use of expert witnesses, damages and attorneys' fees, and tax and insurance considerations. The set covers Title VII (race, sex, religion, national origin), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), actions against state and local governments under § 1983 and the Constitution, § 1981 (race), and Equal Pay Act (EPA).

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