The Employee Rights Handbook: The Essential Guide for People on the Job

by Steven Mitchell Sack

The One Book you Should Keep in Your Top Desk Drawer! Everyone knows what it means to have a job, but few of us know that every aspect of the workplace is covered by a complex, ever-changing set of laws-and that employees have more legal rights than most know. In The Employee Rights Handbook, nationally known radio host and workplace attorney Steven Sack gives you all the information you need to protect yourself and thrive in your job-and to fight back if you are illegally fired. He answers the questions employers don't want you to ask, including: * My employer wants to fire me and hire a younger person at lower pay. Is that legal? * I was "downsized" two weeks before I was supposed to get my annual bonus. Am I entitled to that money? * My child has come down with a debilitating disease. Does the Family and Medical Leave Act protect me if I take time off to care for her? * My former employer wrote an untrue, negative evaluation that is hurting my chances for a new job. What can I do? * I need to find a lawyer to help me fight an illegal firing. How do I choose one-and how much is it going to cost? Helping you to save time and money, this guide also includes sample letters and other documents that you can copy and use, negotiation strategies, important information on discrimination and sexual harassment, and a special section for commissioned sales reps.

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Steven Mitchell Sack, The Employee’s Lawyer®, is a best-selling author of American legal guides for lay-people, particularly regarding issues surrounding employment law.

Reviews

[Anna del C. Dye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I love fantasy, I thought this book was going to be boring, but I wanted to give it a try anyways. It turns out that I was wrong. I found it down to earth and readable by any person regardless of the education they may have. Many law books are written so only a lawyer can understand the lingo, this book is not like that. It was easy enough that a person with English as a second language (me) could understand it.
Not only do I understand the wording but also its concepts. It clearly defines the legal and illegal questions that an employer might ask in an interview or even when a person is fired unfairly. Furthermore, it gives an example letter to state the complains on many situations and where to send such letters. Many times I have wanted to complain, but have never known where to send one, now I know.
It has step by step instructions on how to obtain a contract that will secure your job and what questions you should ask before you sign it. It talks of how to protect your rights on the job. Includes your benefits as a full time, part time and every other way that you can be employ.
It discusses what unions are and how they help you. It also states how and where to submit a complaint if they don’t represent you in a timely manner or full-heartedly.
There are examples of cases of how people handle different situation dealing with employers in an arrey of situations like lie detector, wiretapping, AIDS testing etc.
It has an extensive well of wisdom with many scenarios of how to protect yourself from any kind of problem at work. Discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblowing, breach of contract and many more points are cover in this book. I believe it is a very complete book and should be in every house in the USA. It will help you see how much better your life can be as an employee who knows what his job and rights are. It will empower the employee to secure his livelihood and many headaches will be avoided by using this book as a text for an everyday resource.