Guerin, Lisa
Summary: Anyone who hires and supervises employees needs clear policies when it comes to crucial issues like pay and overtime, medical leave, and social media. Create Your Own Employee Handbook provides everything business owners, managers, and HR professionals need to create (or update) a legal and plain-English employee handbook.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business GuerinRepa, Barbara Kate.
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "The coronavirus pandemic threw life into a tumult for American workers, igniting new class struggles and further stoking those already under way. Across the country, essential workers lashed out against low wages, long hours, and safety risks, both with labor union backing and without it. Nurses, teachers, grocery clerks, farmers, food processing workers, and many more fought for higher wages,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.0973 MCCSummary: When Wisconsin's newly elected Governor Scott Walker introduces a bill that threatens to wipe away worker rights and lock out public debate, six ordinary Wisconsinites join thousands of protesters at the State Capitol, building a citizen-driven uprising that not only challenges the bill, but the soul of a nation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Bal Maiden Films 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WEBarreiro, Sachi
Summary: "Get paid fairly and on time; protect yourself from harassment and discrimination; fight a wrongful termination; includes workplace laws for all 50 states"--Cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344 BARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344 BARCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business BarreiroHiggins, M. G.
Summary: Important aspects of jobs and managing basic skills on your own are explored in these nonfiction/fiction flip books. This book focuses on employee rights.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Saddleback Educational Publishing 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344 HIGMaltby, Lewis.
Contents: You have the right to remain silent : freedom of speech in the workplace -- Smile, you're on candid camera : privacy in the workplace -- Whose life is it anyway? : employer control of personal lives -- Wrongful discharge and employment at will -- No second chances : background checks -- A penny for your thoughts : psychological testing by employers -- Drug testing -- Brave new workplace :...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.7301 MALMcShane Wulfhart, Nell
Summary: "The empowering story of a group of spirited stewardesses who fought for their rights in the cabin and revolutionized the workplace for all American women"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.4 MCSSummary: Maybe they weren't trained. Maybe they were afraid to ask questions. Or maybe they just didn't know what questions to ask. But every year, young workers are hurt, disabled, and killed because they don't know their rights and obligations as employees. Filmed at a number of work sites, this video urges viewers to play it safe on the job by learning and following health and safety guidelines....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Most industries exploit the advantages of globalization-specifically, low labor costs. Recently, however, major textile manufacturers have come under increasing pressure from fair trade activists and NGOs. This program studies the complex mix of economic forces, corporate policies, and social conditions that go into the production of everyday consumer goods, especially apparel items. Shedding...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Kelly, Marjorie
Summary: All attempts to address the economic collapse are overlooking an essential factor: ownership. So long as businesses are set up to focus exclusively on maximizing monetary returns per quarter for a narrow group of individuals the economy will be subject to crippling boom-and-bust cycles. The author reports on emerging ownership alternatives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.14 KELSummary: What if I'm fired unfairly? "If I get hurt at work, will I still have a job when I recover?" "Is it legal to dismiss someone for repeatedly being late?" "I was passed over for a promotion, and I think it's because of my ethnic background. Can I take legal action?" Geared toward students entering the workforce, this timeless program answers these and other important questions as it explains...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: My first day, my mind was reeling. "I didn't want to make any mistakes." "I was worried I wouldn't be able to do the job." All of these are common and valid reactions to the first day of employment. But, as this video illustrates, a new hire's nervousness and uncertainty can be the flipside of excitement, ambition, and an eagerness to learn the ins and outs of the company. Topics include the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011