Labor and Employment Law: Text and Cases - Hardcover

Twomey, David

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9780324043570: Labor and Employment Law: Text and Cases

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ISBN 10: 0324043570 ISBN 13: 9780324043570

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2000

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Written by a nationally renowned White House labor mediator, this edition continues its comprehensive treatment of labor and employment law. In-depth chapters explore pay equity and age discrimination, disability discrimination laws and workers' compensation, and employee privacy topics. In addition, labor law topics are updated to include coverage of protection for contingent workers, the legality of employee involvement (EI) programs, and more. No other text on this market can claim the prestige of authorship and timely coverage of topics so important to students in their business careers.

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A member of the faculty at the Boston College Carroll School of Management since 1968 and chair of the Business Law Department for over a decade, Professor David P. Twomey has received numerous teaching and service awards at Boston College. He has written 32 editions of his textbooks and numerous articles on labor, employment and business law topics. As Business Law Chair, he serves as a spokesperson for a strong legal and ethical component in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. He also has a special interest in curriculum development--serving four terms as chairman of his school's Education Policy Committee. Professor Twomey is also a nationally known labor arbitrator. In the context of impending nationwide railroad and airline strikes, his service includes appointments by Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush to eight Presidential Emergency Boards, whose recommendations served as the basis for the resolution of these labor disputes. Professor Twomey is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He is also a member of the Massachusetts, Florida, and federal Bars.

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