Employment Law Update, 2018 Edition analyzes recent developments in case law of interest to employment law practitioners representing plaintiffs, defendants, and labor unions and comprehensively covers recent developments in the rapidly changing employment and labor law field. Comprised of ten chapters - each written by an expert in employment law - this updated edition provides timely, incisive analysis of critical issues. Employment Law Update, 2018 Edition provides, where appropriate, checklists, forms, and guidance on strategic considerations for litigation and other forms of dispute resolution. Some of the new material discussed in this 2018 Edition includes: How the U.S. Department of Labor enforces federal whistleblower statutes Recent case law circumscribing arbitration, which can, potentially, deprive non-union workers of fundamental statutory and constitutional rights Recent German embrace of minimum wage law Efforts by legislatures, administrative agencies, courts, and public interest groups to transform the "soft law" of the U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into "hard law" binding multinational corporations Special problems relating to aviation personnel who blow the whistle Protection for disabled veterans under the ADA and the USERRA Evolving framework for enforcing the rights of the LGBT population Transnational labor law applicable to expatriates Application of multinational firms' codes of conduct across national borders Application of differing systems of employee rights and obligations to floating employees

Employment Law introduces students to major issues and problems in labor policy and the practice of employment law, moving from one practical or policy area to the next, recalling and expanding students’ understanding or basic legal principles in particular contexts, and introducing laws specially designed for the protection of employees and other individual workers. Updates to the Fourth Edition: Materials current through early 2018 and the early Trump Administration Updated materials on employee status and joint employers in the sharing and gig economy New materials on interns and other student workers proof and rebuttal of mixed motive discrimination on the basis of sexual identity and orientation the “personal comfort” doctrine in workers’ compensation law testing for prescription drugs and “direct observation” rules Employee “concerted action” in “dealing” with employer, including use of social media Updates on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on employee benefit plans the impact of Marijuana legal reform employer electronic surveillance of employees Developments in the law of tortious interference

"This text provides commentary and analysis of New Zealand employment law"--Publisher information.

Employment Law Update, 2020 Edition analyzes recent developments of interest to employment law practitioners representing plaintiffs, defendants, and labor unions. It comprehensively covers recent developments and case law in the rapidly changing employment and labor law field. Comprised of 7 chapters - each written by an expert in employment law - this updated edition provides timely, incisive analysis of critical issues. Employment Law Update, 2020 Edition provides, where appropriate, checklists, forms, and guidance on strategic considerations for litigation and other forms of dispute resolution. Highlights of coverage in this 2020 Edition include: Analysis of the proliferating state and municipal ordinances and statutes requiring employers to adopt predictable schedules. Case law under the Americans With Disabilities Act involving employees or applicants for employment who claim that their inability to relate well to others constitutes a statutory mental disability that must be accommodated. How the acquiring firm in an acquisition and the surviving firm in a merger can improve the chances of retaining preferred employees, including the likely impact of various equity and option arrangements. The rapidly changing legal landscape for covenants not to compete, including a review of basic common-law concepts and the reach of new statutes that limit the enforceability of covenants in several states. The possibility that employer rules may constitute unfair labor practices under the National Labor Relations Act, under the doctrine of The Boeing Company case, which allows employers to avoid liability by offering justification for rules such as those prohibiting employee use of camera in the workplace. The controversy over political speech by professional athletes and the legal framework defining the rights of players, teams, and leagues, considering that the First Amendment does not apply to the non-state actors. Guidance to multinational employers on how to conduct an internal investigation without running afoul of widely differing national laws on privacy and other employee rights. Note: Online subscriptions are for three-month periods. Previous Edition: Employment Law Update, 2019 Edition ISBN 9781543808452

This companion to contains 8 parts: The Rise & Fall of Employment at Will; Employee Privacy; Prohibitions on Status Discrimination; Regulation of Compensation; Employee Benefits; & Prevention & Compensation of Workplace Injuries & Diseases.

This publication gives an overview of all key aspects of German labour and employment law as well as adjoining fields. Legal professionals with expert knowledge and many years of experience explain the legal basis of these aspects of German law, point out typical practical problems and suggest solutions to those problems. In addition, examples are given on how to best manage legal pitfalls to minimize risks. This book translates employment and labour law for foreign in-house counsels and human resources managers at international companies and provides a clear understanding of the complex legal regulations in Germany. All three editors of the book, Dr. Jens Kirchner, Pascal R. Kremp and Michael Magotsch, are key legal professionals working at the Frankfurt office of DLA Piper, one of the largest legal services providers in the world (www.dlapiper.com), with national and multinational clients. Their experience includes the management of cross-border restructurings, outsourcing and transfer of undertaking measures, as well as the management of national and multi-jurisdictional merger and acquisitions projects, including post-merger integration processes.