Employment Law for Human Resource Practice (South-Western Legal Studies in Business)

Unique Employment Life Cycle Approach: Chapters are organized according to human resource practices and functions, such as hiring, managing, performance, and termination. The "hire-to-fire" approach follows an intuitive arc for students to follow and match to their own experiences.
Case Treatment: Case selections from leading court decisions in employment law are excerpted (retaining the language of the court) and include a brief statement of the facts, the legal issue, and the explanation of the decision maker's rationale.
Practical Focus: A number of different features help students see the relevance of the material to their future careers as managers and emphasize applying legal concepts to business situations. "Clippings", now more closely integrated into the chapter, offer brief synopses of recent cases, events, or reports, and show how employment law relates to real things happening in the world around us. "Elements of a Claim" feature outlines particular types of legal claims and explains what needs to be shown for a claim to succeed. "Practical Implications of the Law," italicized throughout the text, are suggestions for carrying out human resource activities in a lawful manner, and are summarized at the end of each chapter. "The Changing Workplace" highlights recent changes in the workplace, human resource practices, and the workforce that have particular implications for the law. EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICE, 4TH EDITION explains the major issues and rules of employment law and how they apply to your human resource career. Clippings of current news stories and events, hypothetical situations, and real cases help you understand how the law applies to each stage of employment--from hiring, to managing, to firing--and emphasize the application of le More »