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Of the host of legal issues facing global businesses, perhaps none is more significant than the issues regarding the individual employees who keep the business running on a daily basis. International Labor & Employment Law is a comprehensive book to help businesses understand the laws that govern labor & employment around the world and to create a successful workforce transcending traditional barriers. Authored by attorneys representing twenty-five jurisdictions on six continents, this book walks through the broad legal basics of each country’s court system as well as the specific laws relating to hiring and firing, unions, employee benefits, and other important aspects of labor and human resources. The chapters in this book take readers beyond the laws that exist on paper and provide practical information on the current legal environment, relevant case law, and standard business practices. Whether the business requires sending employees overseas, acquiring an already-staffed company, or building a new workforce, International Labor & Employment Law will prove to be an indispensable resource for both executives and attorneys, leaving readers with a solid grasp on the fundamentals of labor law around the world.Countries Covered Include:AustraliaBrazilCanadaDenmarkEstoniaFranceGermanyGuatemalaHungaryIndiaItalyLatviaMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandPeruPortugalRussiaSingapore SpainSwedenTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomUnited States ... Read more

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Fantastic!The definitive book on this subject.
As a law student, this book was clear, effective, and always reliable.This is the definite book on compliance and litigation for employment lawyers.Golder's experiences as an arbitrator, lawyer, and professorshine through and serve his readers well. ... Read more

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Expanded New Edition Features New Chapter Information!The Third Edition of International Labor and Employment Laws, Volume II covers developments through 2007, with updates into 2008. Because of expansive updates and added information, the new Third Edition of Volume II is now in two volumes Volume IIA and Volume IIB. These two volumes contain the same chapters as previously in the second edition chapters on additional economies around the world beyond the major economies included in Volume I plus a new chapter on Switzerland. In the Third Edition, the authors of country chapters have included additional information on extraterritorial application of a country s laws and availability of class action procedures. The extensive bibliography provides sources of additional information on the countries discussed in the individual chapters, including sources on the Internet and addresses of key offices.The four books that comprise International Labor and Employment Laws, Third Edition, Volumes I and II, now include a total of 41 country chapters plus chapters on related topics. ... Read more

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A collection of strategies, tactics and techniques for defending labour and employment lawsuits, complaints, charges and other cases. It provides a step-by-step approach to responding to initial charges and complaints filed before the National Labour Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It covers such topics as unfair labour practices; work stoppages and strikes; employee breaches of contract; age, race, gender, religious and ethnic discrimination; wrongful discharge; employee privacy; sexual harassment; equal pay; unemployment compensation; wage and hour laws and many other areas. ... Read more

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On October 14, 1998, the Center for Labor and Employment law at New York University School of Law sponsored its first “working paper” workshop. The evening program was hosted by Samuel Estreicher, Professor of Law at NYU and Director of the Center. He welcomed Professor Morris Kleiner of the Humphrey Institute and Industrial Relations Center at the University of Minnesota and the National Bureau of Economic Research.Professor Kleiner presented the results of a study he conducted with Richard Freeman of Harvard University, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Centre of Economic Performance at the London School of Economics.Professor’s Kleiner’s paper appears as Chapter 1 ofthis volume. In each month during the remainder of 1998 and in each month during the successive academic years, the Center has sponsored similar workshops. This volume contains the papers presented during workshops held in 1998 and 1999.The collection is diverse, reflective of the breadth of the scholarly work being done in the dynamic field of labor and employment law. Affirmative action, the “white-collar” exemptions from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, sexual harassment law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, agreements to arbitrate statutory employment claims, unemployment compensation law, and the law of collective bargaining are the various topics discussed in these papers.The authors’ approaches are similarly diverse. Doctrinal, historical, empirical, economic, and comparative tools are all employed. And the authors arethemselves varies group, visiting NYU to present their papers from law schools across the country.

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Labor and Employment Law Handbook is an invaluable reference that provides comprehensive coverage and insight into the trends in federal and state labor and employment laws.

HR professionals, employment lawyers, and labor representatives rely on this #1 guide to the full range of employment law. This handy reference:

• Takes you through the procedural guidelines of each law
• Explains how to process a particular claim, charge, or lawsuit
• Arms you with all available defenses
• Provides useful tables of cases

Labor and Employment Law Handbook brings you up to date on the latest Supreme Court cases in the labor and employment law field, such as:

• The Court's ruling in Chamber of Commerce v. Brown that the California statute prohibiting grant recipients and private employers receiving more than $10,000 annually in state programs funds from using such state funds to assist, promote, or deter union organization is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act, as amended
• The Court's decision in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries that employees who file suits against their employers for retaliation because of filing racial discrimination complaints also are permitted to bring actions for such retaliatory claims under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act
• The Court's holding in Gomez-Perez v. Potter that public sector employees may bring an action under ADEA for retaliatory claims.
• The Court's ruling in 14 Penn Plaza, LLC v. Pyett that employees who are subject to labor agreements containing an arbitration clause covering all employment claims may be compelled to submit any age discrimination claims to arbitration.
• And more!

Also, Labor and Employment Law Handbook has been updated to include coverage of:

• The Ninth Circuit Court's decision in Witt v. Department of the Air Force to reinstate a former Air Force Major's lawsuit that challenged her discharge based on her sexual orientation, the court holding the lower court erred in applying a national basis of review of her case, rather than a heightened level of scrutiny, in that the federal government may only intrude upon the personal and private lives of homosexuals to advance an important government interest.
• The Fifth Circuit Court's holding in Taylor v. UPS that the statute of limitations under Title VII is tolled during pending class action proceedings regarding such claims under the Act.
• The Seventh Circuit Court's finding in Amrheim v. Health Care Service Corp. that the proximity of time between an employee's threat to file a discrimination charge and her later discharge was too remote and speculative to support her retaliatory claim.
• The Third Circuit Court's decision in McGovern v. Philadelphia that Section 1981 does not provide an employee a right of action against a public employer.
• The Eighth Circuit Court's ruling to uphold a liquidated damages award to employees who worked overtime when combining work hours at two restaurants with common ownership.
• And more!

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Written by a nationally renowned White House labor mediator, this edition continues its comprehensive treatment of labor and employment law. In-depth chapters explore pay equity and age discrimination, disability discrimination laws and workers' compensation, and employee privacy topics. In addition, labor law topics are updated to include coverage of protection for contingent workers, the legality of employee involvement (EI) programs, and more. No other text on this market can claim the prestige of authorship and timely coverage of topics so important to business readers. ... Read more