ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE WONDERED ABOUT EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS AT WORK BUT WERE TOO OVERWHELMED OR AFRAID TO ASK . IN THIS THOUGHT-PROVOKING and humorous primer on work law, legal expert Charles Passaglia gives insightful and thorough answers to 45 of the wildest workplace law questions with a single purpose: to help business leaders, employees, lawyers and HR professionals learn how to navigate the complex, ever-changing world of employment law. Among the questions you will consider: ■ Is being allergic to perfume a disability? ■ Is a TSA pat-down a form of sexual harassment? ■ Can employees refuse to have taxes withheld from their paycheck? ■ Can an employee avoid a drug test if afraid to pee around others? ■ Are blondes a protected class? If dealing with difficult people at work makes you want to howl, you should read this book. By the end of Can I Bring my Pet Monkey to Work? you will know a great deal more about your rights, and your responsibilities toward others, and you'll have had a few laughs along the way.

This is a story of how miracles DO happen. How courage and a never-give-up spirit can emerge victorious. How an engaging little monkey helped change a family's life. Ellen Rogers considered herself something of a tragedy snob. The single mother of five believed she could weather any storm, that she could keep her family from harm with fortitude and grace. But nothing could have prepared her for the June 2005 car accident that left her son, Ned--then 22 years old--fighting for his life. Ellen refused to give in to despair. We'll get through this, she told herself. We have to. But love and determination can only go so far, and the road home was fraught with obstacles. Ellen and Ned took comfort in family and friends. And they prayed for a miracle. Miracles happen to those who believe, the saying goes, but who would have believed that one family's "miracle" would weigh in at five pounds sopping wet? Then Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled provided Ned with an affectionate and intelligent service animal with a steadfast devotion to hierarchy, a longing for "spa days," and a craving for Gummi Bears. In other words, a diva. Life with Kasey was yet another challenge for this large and lively family, but they persevered as families do, and in time this wise and sensitive animal did more than help Ned cope with his disabilities--she turned the simple tasks of life into a life worth living. Kasey's astonishing intelligence and compassion brought hope and laughter back to a family facing its greatest challenge, and helped them see the world in a new way.

Praised as a "gifted storyteller" by the "Chicago Tribune", the acclaimed author of "A Feather on the Breath of God" and "Naked Sleeper" delivers an enchanting fictional memoir about Leonard and Virginia Woolf's pet marmoset.