Hornbook on Employment Law

, by Rothstein, Mark A.; Rothstein, Mark A.

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ISBN: 9780314234377 | 0314234373
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 12/1/1999

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Preface

Westlaw Overview

vii

Establishing the Employment Relationship

(83)

Introduction

(2)

Want Ads

(1)

Employment Agencies

(2)

Hiring Halls and Training Programs

(2)

Application Forms

(2)

Interviews

(1)

References

(2)

Defamation

(4)

Criminal Records

(2)

Fingerprinting

(1)

Credit Records

(3)

Negligent Hiring

(4)

Blacklisting

(1)

Undocumented Aliens

(2)

Residency Requirements

(2)

Civil Service

(3)

Polygraphs

(3)

Honesty Testing

(1)

Psychological and Personality Testing

(2)

Intelligence and Aptitude Testing

(5)

Physical Ability Testing

(1)

Medical Testing

(5)

HIV Testing

(3)

Cigarette Smoking

(1)

Genetic Testing

(3)

Drug Testing

(12)

Formation of the Employment Relationship

(5)

Tort Liability and the Employment Relationship

(5)

Regulation of Employee Leasing Companies

(3)

Discrimination

(172)

Introduction

(1)

Coverage and Exemptions

(5)

Coverage and Exemptions---Private Employers

(4)

Coverage and Exemptions---Public Employers

(3)

Coverage and Exemptions---Unions and Employment Agencies

102

(2)

Intentional Discrimination

104

(4)

Intentional Discrimination---Direct Evidence of Discriminatory Animus

108

(3)

Intentional Discrimination---Evidence of Disparate Treatment to Prove Motivation

111

(4)

Intentional Discrimination---Legitimate Business Purpose and Pretext

115

(8)

Discharge and Constructive Discharge

123

(3)

Retaliation for Opposing Discrimination

126

(2)

Intentional Exclusion of Groups

128

(6)

Intentional Exclusion of Groups---Restrictive Advertising and Race Coding

134

(3)

Intentional Exclusion of Groups---Segregation or Classification of Employees

137

(2)

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

139

(5)

Voluntary Affirmative Action

144

(6)

Proof of Patterns of Invidious Exclusions

150

(4)

Disparate Impact

154

(6)

Disparate Impact---Discretionary Evaluations for Promotion and Hire

160

(2)

Disparate Impact---Scored Tests

162

(1)

Test Validation---Predictive Validity

163

(3)

Test Validation---Content and Construct Validity

166

(3)

Other Criteria for Hiring or Promotion

169

(1)

Business Necessity and Justification

170

(2)

Less Discriminatory Alternatives

172

(2)

Procedural Requirements

174

(5)

Judicial Remedies

179

(2)

Judicial Remedies---Compensatory and Punitive Damages

181

(4)

Judicial Remedies---Reinstatement and Back Pay

185

(1)

Judicial Remedies---Seniority and Bona Fide Seniority Systems

186

(2)

Judicial Remedies---Affirmative Action and Other Affirmative Orders

188

(1)

Judicial Remedies---Attorneys' Fees and Costs

189

(3)

Judicial Remedies---Court Enforcement of Consent Decrees

192

(2)

Religious Discrimination and Accomodation of Religion

194

(10)

Constitutional Claims

204

(3)

Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Acts

207

(8)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

215

(17)

Rehabilitation Act

232

(1)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Generally

233

(1)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Definition of Disability

234

(5)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Illegal Drugs and Alcohol

239

(2)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Medical Examinations and Inquiries

241

(2)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Discrimination

243

(1)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Qualification Standards

244

(2)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Reasonable Accomodation and Undue Hardship

246

(2)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Health Care and Other Benefits

248

(1)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Procedure, Burden of Proof, and Remedies

249

(1)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Defenses

250

(1)

Americans With Disabilities Act---Relationship to Other Laws

251

(1)

State Disabilities Laws

252

(1)

State Fair Employment Practice Statues

252

(8)

Wages, Hours, and Benefits

260

(110)

Introduction

260

(3)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Coverage

263

(5)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Wages

268

(2)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Hours---Overtime

270

(2)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Hours---Compensable Time

272

(4)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Exemptions

276

(6)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Child Labor

282

(2)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Public Employees

284

(4)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Retaliation

288

(1)

Fair Labor Standards Act---Administration and Enforcement

289

(3)

Prevailing Wage Laws

292

(3)

Restrictions on Garnishment

295

(1)

State Wage and Hour Regulation

296

(2)

Equal Pay Act---Overview

298

(2)

Equal Pay Act---Prima Facie Case

300

(3)

Equal Pay Act---Defenses

303

(6)

Equal Pay Act---Curing Violations

309

(2)

Equal Pay and Comparable Worth Under Title VII

311

(4)

ERISA---Overview and Coverage

315

(2)

ERISA---Structure

317

(3)

ERISA---Reporting and Disclosure

320

(1)

ERISA---Claims Procedures

321

(2)

ERISA---COBRA

323

(5)

ERISA---HIPPA

328

(3)

ERISA---Retiree Health Benefits

331

(3)

ERISA---Interference With Benefit Accrual

334

(4)

ERISA---Civil Enforcement of Benefit Rights

338

(4)

ERISA---Judicial Review of Fiduciary Decisions

342

(4)

ERISA---Preemption

346

(9)

Leaves of Absence---Federal Law---Family and Medical Leave

355

(5)

Leaves of Absence---Federal Law---Leaves for Military Service

360

(5)

Leaves of Absence---State Law

365

(2)

Jury Service Laws

367

(1)

Voting Time Laws

368

(2)

Conditions of Employment

370

(65)

Introduction

370

(1)

Grooming and Appearance

371

(4)

Dress

375

(5)

Sexual Harassment

380

(9)

Racial and Other Harassment

389

(7)

Searches

396

(3)

Surveillance

399

(4)

Interrogation

403

(3)

Employment Records

406

(2)

Freedom of Expression

408

(4)

Freedom of Association

412

(3)

Political Activity

415

(6)

Other Off-Work Behavior

421

(3)

Invasion of Privacy

424

(11)

Occupational Safety and Health

435

(100)

Overview

436

(2)

Jurisdiction

438

(6)

State Plans and State Regulation

444

(3)

State Criminal Laws

447

(1)

Promulgation of Standards---Existing Standards

447

(2)

Promulgation of Standards---New Standards

449

(3)

Promulgation of Standards---Emergency Temporary Standards

452

(1)

Promulgation of Standards---Judicial Review

453

(1)

Compliance With Standards

454

(5)

Elements of a Violation

459

(3)

Defenses

462

(4)

General Duty Clause

466

(4)

Multi-Employer Responsibility

470

(2)

Recordkeeping

472

(5)

Employee Rights

477

(2)

Inspections

479

(2)

Inspection Warrants

481

(5)

Inspection Tour

486

(2)

Trade Secrets

488

(1)

Citations

489

(3)

Employer Contests

492

(2)

Employee Contests

494

(1)

Petitions for Modification of Abatement

495

(1)

Degrees of Violations

496

(7)

Penalties

503

(1)

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

504

(1)

Pleadings

505

(3)

Discovery

508

(4)

Hearing Procedures

512

(4)

Post-Hearing Procedure

516

(1)

Commission Review

516

(2)

Judicial Review

518

(4)

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act

522

(5)

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

527

(3)

Common Law

530

(1)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

531

(2)

Admissibility of OSHA Violations and Standards

533

(2)

Workers' Compensations

535

(107)

Introduction

536

(1)

The Common Law Era

536

(3)

Liability Without Fault

539

(2)

Coverage

541

(4)

The Employment Relationship

545

(7)

Arising During the Course of Employment

552

(1)

Arising During the Course of Employment---Traveling to and From Work

552

(6)

Arising During the Course of Employment---The Personal Comfort Doctrine

558

(3)

Arising During the Course of Employment---Recreational and Social Activities

561

(2)

Arising During the Course of Employment---Traveling Employees

563

(1)

Arising During the Course of Employment---Horseplay and Employee Misconduct

564

(3)

Arising During the Course of Employment---Activities Beyond the Regular Duties

567

(4)

Arising During the Course of Employment---Pre--Hire and Post-Termination Injuries

571

(2)

Arising Out of Employment

573

(1)

Arising Out of Employment---Traditional Risk Concepts

574

(2)

Arising Out of Employment---Acts of Nature

576

(2)

Arising Out of Employment---Street Risks

578

(1)

Arising Out of Employment---Positional Risks

579

(2)

Arising Out of Employment---Personal Assaults

581

(2)

Arising Out of Employment---Personal Risks

583

(2)

Arising Out of Employment---Imported Risks

585

(1)

Arising Out of Employment---The Direct and Proximate Consequences

586

(4)

Causation

590

(8)

Occupational Disease

598

(8)

Occupational Disease---Special Police and Firefighter Provisions

606

(1)

Occupational Disease---Black Lung

607

(3)

Compensation---Medical Benefits

610

(1)

Compensation---Unscheduled Disability Benefits

611

(4)

Compensation---Scheduled Disability Benefits

615

(3)

Compensation---Second Injury Problems

618

(3)

Compensation---Calculating Wage Basis

621

(1)

Compensation---Death Benefits

622

(1)

Claims Administration

623

(3)

Claims Administration---Adjudication

626

(4)

Exclusivity and Exceptions

630

(3)

Exclusivity and Exceptions---Actions Against Employers

633

(2)

Exclusivity and Exceptions---Actions Against Third Parties

635

(2)

Subrogation, Third-Party Defenses, and Contribution Rights

637

(3)

Retaliation

640

(1)

Conflict of Laws

640

(2)

Covenants Not to Compete and Related Issues

642

(29)

Covenants Not to Compete---Generally

642

(4)

Employer Breach of Contract---Remedies Generally

646

(2)

Noncompetition Agreements When Employer Breaches---Employee Obligations

648

(3)

Employee Breach of Contract---Remedies Generally for Former Employer

651

(1)

Noncompetition Agreements When Employee Breaches---Generally

652

(3)

State Statutes Governing Noncompetition Agreements

655

(4)

Injunctions Against Competing Ex-Employees---Common Law Factors Generally

659

(2)

Injunctions Against Competing Ex-Employees---Circumstances of Making the Agreement

661

(1)

Reasonableness of Duration, Activity, and Geographic Limitation

662

(1)

Nonsolicitation Agreements

663

(3)

Injunctions Against the Use of Trade Secrets

666

(2)

Duty of Loyalty

668

(3)

Discharge

671

(78)

Introduction

671

(1)

Written Contracts

672

(2)

Employment Handbooks, Manuals, and Personnel Policies

674

(10)

Oral Contracts

684

(4)

Contracts Implied From Conduct

688

(2)

Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

690

(4)

Constructive Discharge

694

(2)

Just Cause

696

(2)

Public Policy Exception---Generally

698

(3)

Public Policy Exception---Refusal to Perform Unlawful Act

701

(2)

Public Policy Exception---Reporting Illegal Activity

703

(3)

Public Policy Exception---Excercise of a Right

706

(2)

Public Policy Exception---Performance of a Duty

708

(1)

Employment Fraud

709

(3)

Abusive Discharge

712

(5)

Interference With the Employment Relationship

717

(2)

Statutory Protection

719

(5)

Preemption and Preclusion by Statute

724

(11)

Preclusion by Prior Proceedings

735

(2)

Releases and Waivers

737

(2)

Remedies

739

(7)

Procedural Due Process and Public Employment

746

(3)

Bankruptcy, Plant Closings, and Unemployment Compensation

749

(53)

Introduction

749

(1)

Bankruptcy---Generally

750

(3)

Bankruptcy---Priority for Unpaid Compensation and Benefits

753

(3)

Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs---State Laws

756

(2)

Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs---Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)

758

(5)

Unemployment Compensation---History and Financing

763

(1)

Unemployment Compensation---Included and Excluded Employers and Employees

763

(1)

Unemployment Compensation---Employment Relationship

764

(3)

Unemployment Compensation---Eligibility for Benefits

767

(1)

Unemployment Compensation---Able to and Available for Work

768

(3)

Unemployment Compensation---Discharge for Misconduct Connected With Employment

771

(7)

Unemployment Compensation---Voluntary Termination of Employment

778

(8)

Unemployment Compensation---Refusal to Accept Suitable Employment

786

(3)

Unemployment Compensation---Unemployed Due to a Labor Dispute

789

(7)

Unemployment Compensation---Procedure

796

(3)

Unemployment Compensation---Benefit Levels and Duration

799

(1)

Unemployment Compensation---Benefit Reductions and Repayment

800

(2)

Retirement

802

(43)

Introduction

802

(3)

ERISA---Coverage of Pension Plans

805

(3)

ERISA---Requirements For Pension Plans

808

(5)

ERISA---Survivor's Benefits

813

(3)

ERISA---Alienation of Benefits

816

(4)

ERISA---Fiduciary Duties

820

(7)

ERISA---Plan Insurance and Single Employer Plan Terminations

827

(4)

ERISA---Multiemployer Plan Termination

831

(6)

Age Discrimination in Pensions and Other Employee Benefits

837

(5)

Sex Discrimination in Pensions

842

(3)

Appendix: Westlaw Research

845

(16)

Table of Cases

861

(18)

Table of Statutes

879

(16)

Index

895

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