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Employment Law for Human Resource Practice, 8th Edition

David J. Walsh

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Employment Law for Human Resource Practice 8th Edition by David J. Walsh
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Overview

"Employment Law for Human Resource Practice," 8th Edition helps students understand how employment law affects workplace decisions across the employee lifecycle, from hiring and managing employees to termination. Using current examples, recent cases, and practical learning tools, the text shows students how to identify legal risks, analyze workplace issues, and make informed management decisions. Students develop legal reasoning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills they can apply in HR and management roles. The text includes updated coverage of employment laws, regulations, and court decisions, with new and expanded discussions of remote and hybrid work, AI in employment decisions, gig workers, independent contractors, NDAs, TRAPs, social media recruiting, arbitration agreements, religious accommodation, and evolving labor and union activity.

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David J. Walsh

David Walsh received his Ph.D. from the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in 1991. He served on the faculty of the management department at Miami University from 1991-2020. His teaching and research focused in areas of employment law, labor relations and human resource management. In addition to this text, Dr. Walsh has written an airline labor relations book ON DIFFERENT PLANES (Cornell University ILR Press, 1994) and has contributed chapters to a number of edited volumes, including THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF STRIKES IN AMERICAN HISTORY (M.E. Sharpe, 2009). Dr. Walsh has also published articles in such journals as the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, American Business Law Journal, Law & Society Review and the Industrial & Labor Relations Review.

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  • Updated coverage of today's workplace includes AI, remote work, accommodations, privacy, mental health, and labor trends.

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  • Court cases are presented with key facts, legal issues, and clear explanations of judicial reasoning, making complex legal concepts easier to understand.
  • Strategic chapter organization follows the employee journey, helping students connect employment law to everyday management decisions.
  • Features such as Elements of a Claim and Practical Implications of the Law help students apply legal concepts to workplace decisions.

Table of Contents

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Part I: Introduction to Employment Law
1. Overview of Employment Law
2. The Employment Relationship
3. Overview of Employment Discrimination
Part II: The Hiring Process
4. Recruitment
5. Background Checks, References, and Verifying Employment Eligibility
6. Employment Testing
7. Hiring and Promotion Decisions
Part III: Managing a Diverse Workforce
8. Harassment
9. Reasonably Accommodating Disability and Religion
10. Identity, Language, and Leave: Managing a Diverse Workforce
Part IV: Pay, Benefits, Terms and Conditions of Employment
11. Wages, Hours, and Pay Equity
12. Benefits
13. Unions and Collective Bargaining
14. Workplace Safety
15. What is Privacy at Work?
Part V: Terminating Employment
16. Terminating Individual Employees
17. Downsizing and Post Termination Issues

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  • ISBN-10: 8214522382
  • ISBN-13: 9798214522388
  • RETAIL $279.95
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