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The Global Workplace
November 02, 2006
Coming in 2007: The Global Workplace: International and Comparative Employment Law - Cases & Materials by Roger Blanpain, Susan Bisom-Rapp, William Corbett, Hilary Joseph and Michael Zimmer.
With the forces of globalization as a backdrop, this casebook develops labor and employment law in the context of the national laws of nine countries important to the global economy - the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K, Germany, France, China, Japan and India. The study of these national laws is put in context by considering the international labor standards promulgated by the International Labor Organization as well as the standards that have emerged from two very different regional organizations -- the labor side accord to NAFTA and the European Union. Across all these different sources of law, this book considers the law of individual employment, collective labor law, antidiscrimination law, privacy law and the systems used to resolve labor and employment disputes.
About the authors:
- Roger Blanpain is Professor at the University of Leuven and the Katholieke Universiteit Brussel and is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Encyclopedia of Labor Laws.
- Susan Bisom-Rapp is Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
- William R. Corbett is the Frank L. Marist Professor of Law at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University.
- Hilary K. Joseph is Professor of Law at Syracuse University.
- Michael J. Zimmer is Professor of Law at Seton Hall University.
This casebook is the first one in English covering international and comparative labor and employment law. Accompanied by a thorough teachers manual, including PowerPoint slides, the book will be supported by a website, theglobalworkplace.com, that will update the materials on a regular basis and will allow for input and discussion by those who use it. The Global Workplace is published by Cambridge University Press and will be available by the end of 2006, just in time for adoption for the spring 2007 semester.
For more information and to request a complimentary copy, go to http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521847850.
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The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act
April 05, 2006
The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act by Patrick Hardin (Editor), John E., Jr. Higgins (Editor), Christopher T. Hexter (Editor), John T. Neighbours (Editor), with the help of many other top experts in labor law.
Written by distinguished members of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law representing management, labor, and neutrals, The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act provides comprehensive, scholarly coverage that practitioners have relied on for more than 30 years.
Here's what I personally like best about this book (actually two books): The authors dig right in and discuss specific decisions of the NLRB and courts, explaining both the general rules and the exceptions, and showing where the trends are.
Although labor law can be highly partisan, the authors provide a balanced view, so you get both sides rather than a slanted perspective.
Anybody who has a case going to the NLRB, or who wants a thorough treatment of NLRB law, will profit from this book.
This is not a book for dabblers or for those who want a quick overview. This is for those who know the basics and want to dig into the details in preparation for a specific case or problem.
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How Arbitration Works: Elkouri & Elkouri
April 03, 2006
How Arbitration Works: Elkouri & Elkouri by Alan Miles Ruben, Frank Elkouri, Edna Asper Elkouri.
If you could put only one book into your arbitration library, it would be Elkouri & Elkouri.
- Arbitrators read it, rely on it, and cite to it in their decisions.
- Advocates read it, rely on it, and cite to it in their briefs.
- It is well organized, and is written in plain English.
- It is nicely indexed and has a logical table of contents, so you can quickly find what you need.
Although this may not be the only book about arbitration that you need, it is the one you'll come back to time and time again.
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Human Resource Management
December 18, 2005
Human Resource Management [hover-over link] by Robert L. Mathis and John H. Jackson.
Reviewed by amazon.com:
"Book Description:
"Human Resource Management by Mathis and Jackson is viewed as a highly authoritative, current, and reliable textbook.
In this new edition, the authors have taken great care to ensure that the elements that make this book successful are still the foundation in the new edition. However, they realize that HR is a dynamic field and that transformation is occurring HR.
"In the 11th edition, the authors discuss factors that are driving change in HR Management and how HR is being shaped by many factors such as Technology and Globalization.
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Labor Relations Law: Cases and Materials
July 02, 2005
A law school coursebook for the traditional labor law class: Labor Relations Law: Cases and Materials [hover-over link] (11th ed 2005) by Theodore J. St. Antoine (Michigan), Charles B. Craver (George Washington), Marion G. Crain (North Carolina).
This book has been a classic, and the new 11th edition is no exception.
The authors take a straightforward approach and do not hide the ball. Most of the book is organized the way I like it: "chronologically" from organizing to bargaining to contract enforcement.
It is fully up-to-date, including recent cases in which the Bush Board has reversed some policies established by the Clinton Board, and including mention of cases pending at the Board such as Dana Corp.
There is a series of chapters not seen in most books, focusing on critiques of the current system and proposals for reform. These chapters can be used for a seminar, or parts of them can be assigned for a basic course.
The teacher's manual . . .
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