Includes bibliographical references and index.

Your rights in the workplace. Analyzing your options ; Talking it over with your employer ; Documenting the problem ; Considering legal action -- Wages and hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act ; Rights under the FLSA ; Calculating your pay ; Calculating work hours ; Time off work for civic duties ; Payroll withholding and deductions ; Enforcing your right to be paid fairly ; Filing a complaint or lawsuit ; Violations of state and local laws -- Health insurance. Coverage for current employees ; Coverage for former employees ; State laws on insurance continuation ; Utilization review -- Family and medical leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act ; State family and medical leave laws ; The Pregnancy Discrimination Act ; Work/life balance -- Privacy rights. Your personnel records ; Workplace testing ; Surveillance and monitoring ; Searches and seizures ; Clothing and grooming codes ; Conduct codes -- Health and safety. The Occupational Safety and Health Act ; Enforcing OSHA rights ; Criminal actions for OSHA violations ; State and local health and safety laws ; Tobacco smoke in the workplace ; Pesticide laws ; Hazardous substances laws ; Violence in the workplace -- Illegal discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act ; The Equal Pay Act ; The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act ; The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act ; The Americans with Disabilities Act ; Discrimination against workers with HIV or AIDS ; Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers ; State laws prohibiting discrimination -- Sexual harassment. The effects of sexual harassment ; Federal law ; State laws ; Taking steps to end sexual harassment ; Where to get more information -- Losing or leaving a job. The doctrine of Employment at Will ; When a firing may be illegal ; Employees' rights ; Finding out why you were fired ; Getting documentation ; Waiving your right to sue ; Taking action against your dismissal ; Plant closings -- After a job loss. Your final paycheck ; Severance pay ; Getting references ; Collecting fringe benefits ; Outplacement programs ; Replacing your income ; Agreements not to compete ; Blacklisting -- Unemployment . Who is covered ; Being disqualified for benefits ; Calculating your benefits ; Filing a claim ; Appealing benefit decisions -- Workers' compensation. Who is covered ; Conditions covered ; The right to medical care ; Filing a workers' compensation claim ; Calculating benefits ; Related lawsuits for work injuries -- Social Security disability insurance. Who is covered ; Disabilities covered ; Filing a Social Security claim ; Appealing a denied claim ; Collecting other benefits -- Retirement plans. Social Security retirement benefits ; Private pensions ; 401(k) deferred compensation plans -- Labor unions. Federal laws ; State laws ; The bargaining unit ; Types of union work situations ; Union elections ; The right to unionize ; The right to deunionize ; Where to get more help -- Immigration issues. Federal law ; Documentation required to work in the United States ; Illegal discrimination ; English-only rules -- Lawyers and legal research. Mediation and arbitration ; Small Claims Court ; Class action lawsuits ; Hiring a lawyer ; Legal research.