. "Your Rights in the Workplace - What Your Boss Won't Tell You" discusses our rights under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act. In addition, it teaches employees how to handle and protect themselves from unfair conduct by their employers, and discloses to readers all the governmental agencies available to assist them in cases of discrimination and harassment at work. It also elucidates what constitutes "improper conduct" under the law. It will empower every employee in this country.
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Black Enterprise Magazine December 1998 "POWERPLAY BULLETIN BOARD" Working Rights How can you tell when workplace events go from unpleasant to illegal? The book, "Your Rights at the Workplace - The Things Your Boss Won't Tell You", shows how to identify on-the-job discrimination or harassment and offers legal suggestions for dealing with it. Author and practicing civil rights attorney Leo James Terrell examines workplace situations that include on African American engineer whose complaints of verbal harassment by coworkers and supervisors are ignored by management; and a highly qualified registered nurse who's passed over for a promotion in favor of a colleague involved with the boss. Through case studies like these, Terrell illustrates the "snares, traps and pitfalls your employers can use to oppress and otherwise shatter your life at work." The importance of knowing your "objective job guidelines," or job description, at the onset of employment is also emphasized.! Without this information it may be difficult, if not impossible, to prove that certain treatment was unjust or not part of your job requirements. The book devotes a section to easy-to-understand explanations of the various congressional acts created to safeguard employees in the workplace. Overall, the book is an invaluable tool for those experiencing harassment or discrimination, as well as anyone trying to avoid it. Ultimately, says Terrell, your best protection against injustice is knowledge. -- Donna Ladson, Black Enterprise Magazine
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Leo James Terrell is an attorney whose own law practice is devoted to civil rights and the eradication of discrimination. Mr. Terrell is also an attorney for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the former Chairman of the Black-Korean Alliance, an Advisory Board Member for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and a former member of the Statewide Commission Against Hate Crimes. As a result of both his law practice and civic contributions, Mr. Terrell gained notoriety as a civil rights activist and appeared on such programs as "Nightline", "The Larry King Show", "Today Show" and "Good Morning America", as well as nationally syndicated radio programs. Newspapers, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post, have also interviewed and consulted with Mr. Terrell. Mr. Terrell also hosted his own radio talk show in which he discussed and debated current social and legal issues. Mr. Terrell has also been a consultant to major firms, such as Daewoo Motors of America, providing employers with important information including how to avoid discrimination in the workplace and potential law suits. Prior to his law practice, Mr. Terrell taught High School History, Geography and Economics. He received his Masters degree in education from Pepperdine University and his law degree from U.C.L.A.
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Easy-to-understand explanation of our rights as employees,
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This book is easy to read, and extremely informative. It contains information that every citizen in this country should know about. I feel safer now, knowing and understanding the laws and the procedures that I must go through to file a complaint if I have been discriminated against. This is a must-have reference book!
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