Your Rights in the Workplace, Sixth Edition (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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An easy-to-use guide of employee legal rights, suggested strategies and resources. -- Detroit News

This book is a great resource on worker's rights, covering everything from affirmative action to wrongful demotion. -- Bob Rosner, syndicated columnist, New York Daily News

guidance how ... employees can protect themselves against illegal staff cuts and make the most of compensation programs if let go. -- U.S. News & World Report

Product Description
The most complete guide available to workplace laws, Your Rights in the Workplace is essential for every employee.

In plain English, the handbook covers your rights on the job, from hiring and getting paid through privacy and firing.

Learn everything you need to know about:
*illegal firings and layoffs
*challenging a job loss
*wages and hours, including overtime & leave
*privacy on your e-mail and voice mail
*family and medical leave
*on the job safety and health
*health insurance and retirement plans
*workplace testing
*sexual harassment
*sex, race and age discrimination
*discrimination against workers with disabilities
*unemployment, disability and workers' compensation insurance

The 6th edition of Your Rights in the Workplace has been completely updated to provide current state and federal laws and regulations.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: NOLO; 6th edition (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873378369
• ISBN-13: 978-0873378369
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,315,205 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Employees' most valuable and complete guide: workplace laws, August 10, 2003

By	Harinath Thummalapalli (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Even after working in Corporate America for several years as a manager, it wasn't until I started my own business that I started paying attention to employment laws. And then I was amazed at how little attention I had paid to my rights in the workplace when I was an employee! I now realize that I didn't know anything about my privacy rights, or when I was being illegally discriminated against or what to do if I got fired. Part of the reason was that I had been lucky enough to work for good employers (and especially great bosses) who were very fair and I never felt the need to understand my rights because they took care of protecting them proactively through their internal guidelines and implementation.

I realize now that everyone isn't as lucky when I started hearing the horror stories that some of my friends had to endure. If I had continued working for Corporate America (I started my own small business a few years back) I believe that eventually I would have encountered situations where I would need to know my workplace rights.

That's where this book comes in. It gives a fantastic overview of almost every law imaginable that could apply to you if you are an employee. It is a very detailed book with countless pages spent on comparing the laws as enforced in various states so you can find your own state law and see the details. A good example is the chapter on wages - there are tables comparing the rules for overtime, meal breaks, minimum wages, etc. for each state. In this chapter, I also found an interesting tidbit of information on meal and break periods. It describes the different situations under which your employer is required to pay for meal time!

The entire book is full of helpful and valuable information on your workplace rights. I personally believe that it is good to have this book handy even if you don't need it right now. It makes for interesting reading and you will feel more in control of your behavior at work and not as afraid of your lawful actions. Here's something else to think about - the book has information on the time period in which you can lodge a complaint against your employer after something unlawful has happened to you. Even if you decide not to do anything about something that has happened to you, at least you know the expiration date on your right to complain under the various circumstances!

This book also happens to be one of the more inexpensive books from Nolo. If you are new to Nolo books, you will quickly realize that they do a fantastic job of explaining the law in plain English. And they are very detailed. Enjoy!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Had it not been for this book, I would have been cheated..., July 25, 2004

By	Dana A. Chrystall "Clueless" (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a paralegal, you would think I would know these things. However, I was in a position where I knew I was being wronged, but would have to research and learn an entirely new form of law to make my case. This book had already done that for me. It has simple answers to complex questions; it is organized into a format which allows the reader to make educated decisions. I highly recommend this book whether you are in a situation now, or want to be prepared should you ever find yourself in a situation later.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic on workplace rights, June 12, 1998

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This review is from: Your Rights in the Workplace (3rd ed) (Paperback)

Updated version of a comprehensive classic on workplace rights from hiring through firing