Contemporary Employment Law [Connected eBook with Study Center]

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook with Study Center on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes practice questions, an outline tool, newsfeed, and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your classes.

Contemporary Employment Law, Fifth Edition, is the essential textbook for understanding the regulation of the modern workplace. Through a practical, balanced discussion of employment and labor law, acclaimed authors Fields and Cheeseman provide a straightforward approach to learning the legal essentials of managing a modern workforce.

Designed for a one-semester course that covers the major aspects of employment and discrimination law, the text begins by identifying the differences between employees and independent contractors. In a four-part format, the authors cover the Employment Relationship, Workplace Discrimination, Employee Protections and Benefits, and Special Topics in Employment Law.

The text is written with the student in mind, with interesting examples, concept summaries, modern topics and issues, and a clearly written narrative approach to the material. The revised Fifth Edition continues to provide the information students need in a practical and contemporary text.

New to the Fifth Edition:
● New Artificial Intelligence feature offering exercises where students use AI to draft documents in the form and nature of what they will encounter in their business careers
● Most up-to-date developments in employment law, including:
   o Discussion of two new federal laws: Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 and The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
   o Coverage of Executive Order 14110 relating to the development and use of artificial intelligence in hiring and employment decisions
   o Review of current developments regarding employment-related covenant not to compete provisions
   o Overview of proposed new wage thresholds for exempt employees
● Updated case law coverage of the latest issues in employment law
● Rich Connected eBook resources, including sample forms and Casebook Connect Study Center questions for review

Professors and students will benefit from:
● Rich pedagogical design
● Landmark as well as current cases, edited to give attention to the key points while using the actual language of the court in its decision
● Every briefed case includes thought-provoking Focus on Ethics questions
 

Summary of Contents

Contents 
About the Authors 
What’s New in the Fifth Edition 
Preface to the Instructor 
Acknowledgements 

Part I: The Employment Relationship 
Chapter 1: Employment Law Overview 
Chapter 2: Managing Risk from Recruitment Through Termination 
Chapter 3: Contract and Tort Claims in Employment 
Chapter 4: Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Affirmative Action 
Chapter 5: Employment Litigation and Dispute Resolution 

Part II: Workplace Discrimination 
Chapter 6: Race, Color, and National Origin Discrimination 
Chapter 7: Discrimination and Harassment Based Upon Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity 
Chapter 8: Religious Discrimination 
Chapter 9: Disability Discrimination 
Chapter 10: Age Discrimination 
Chapter 11: Employee Leaves and Other EEO Protections 

Part III: Employee Protections and Benefits 
Chapter 12: Privacy in the Workplace 
Chapter 13: Federal Labor Relations 
Chapter 14: Wage and Hour Laws 
Chapter 15: Occupational Safety and Workers’ Compensation 
Chapter 16: Retirement and Employee Benefits 

Part IV: Special Topics 
Chapter 17: Immigration Law in the Workplace 
Chapter 18: The Multinational Employer 

Glossary 
Table of Cases 
Index