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Employment Law: A Guide to Hiring, Managing, and Firing for Employers and Employees

Lori B. Rassas, Esq.


2010. Approx. 506 pages. ISBN: 978-0-7355-8421-1. Instructor's Manual with Test Bank and PowerPoint slides.  (Ancillary materials also included on CD-ROM.)

About the Book

Employment Law: A Guide to Hiring, Managing, and Firing for Employers and Employees offers a coherent overview that follows the sequence of day-to-day events—from job creation to recruitment, including compensation and benefits, leave entitlements, and performance management, all the way to the conclusion of the employment relationship.

This practical text features:
  • an accessible and informative introduction to discrimination law
  • a practical and chronological survey of the employment relationship: identifying a hiring need, recruitment, the application and interview process, compensation and benefits, performance assessment, and the conclusion of the employment relationship
  • a clear and accessible explication of basic legal concepts and principles
  • engaging hypothetical scenarios throughout the text that illustrate realistic legal issues that arise in the employment relationship
  • empirical data and guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • a skillfully crafted design for learning that includes chapter overviews, lists of learning objectives, highlighted key terms, and discussion questions
  • a detailed Instructor’s Manual with sample syllabi and test bank
With its complete coverage of discrimination topics and its practice-based approach, Employment Law: A Guide to Hiring, Managing, and Firing for Employers and Employees educates the reader with a wealth of context and insight.

Preface / Sample Chapters