Your rights in the workplace by Repa, Barbara Kate, Nolo Press instant download

Your rights in the workplace by Repa, Barbara Kate, Nolo Press instant download

481 pages ; 23 cm, Features information on firing, wages, health insurance, medical leave, retirement plans, disability and worker's compensation insurance, discrimination, and privacy rights with up-to-date state and federal law information, \"July 2014\"--Title page verso, \"An employee's guide to fair treatment\"--Cover, Includes bibliographical references and index, Your rights in the workplace. Analyzing your options ; Talking it over with your employer ; Documenting the problem ; Considering legal action -- Wages and hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act ; Rights under the FLSA ; Calculating your pay ; Calculating work hours ; Time off work for civic duties ; Payroll withholding and deductions ; Enforcing your right to be paid fairly ; Filing a complaint or lawsuit ; Violations of state and local laws -- Health insurance. Coverage for current employees ; Coverage for former employees ; State laws on insurance continuation ; Utilization review -- Family and medical leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act ; State family and medical leave laws ; The Pregnancy Discrimination Act ; Work/life balance -- Privacy rights. Your personnel records ; Workplace testing ; Surveillance and monitoring ; Searches and seizures ; Clothing and grooming codes ; Conduct codes -- Health and safety. The Occupational Safety and Health Act ; Enforcing OSHA rights ; Criminal actions for OSHA violations ; State and local health and safety laws ; Tobacco smoke in the workplace ; Pesticide laws ; Hazardous substances laws ; Violence in the workplace -- Illegal discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ; The Equal Pay Act ; The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act ; The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act ; The Americans with Disabilities Act ; Discrimination against workers with HIV or AIDS ; Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers ; State laws prohibiting discrimination -- Sexual harassment. The effects…