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Law at Work: Legal Studies for Human Resources

2nd Edition
Elaine W. Shoben | L. Camille Hébert | Angela D. Morrison
ISBN: 9798895452950
Subject: Employment Law
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 496
Copyright: 2027 | Status: Accepting Pre-Orders

Law at Work is an accessible text that allows any non-lawyer to understand the basic legal issues involved in human resources work. The text presents not just the fairly settled legal rules, but it also conveys the dynamic aspect of law. The second edition engages with emerging issues such as: What protections exist for transgender or nonbinary employees? What duties of accommodation do employers owe pregnant workers? How should employers address controversial speech in the workplace? May employers institute DEI or affirmative action programs? The text covers employer responsibilities with respect to immigration, discrimination, health and safety, unionization, family and medical leaves, privacy, compensation, and benefits, among other topics. The chapters start with a set of “Try Your Hand” questions to engage the reader immediately and to entice curiosity about the answers, found in the pages that follow. Each chapter also contains one or more problems illustrating the ambiguous nature of legal rules. The goal of these problems, called “Developing Your Instincts,” is to allow students to put into practice the material that they have learned and to help students realize when they should exercise caution in resolving Human Resources issues. The text is suitable for human resources classes at any level of higher education.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Higher Education Coursebook
Publication Date: 12/09/2026

Elaine W. Shoben, UNLV School of Law

L. Camille Hébert, Ohio State University College of Law

Angela D. Morrison, Texas A&M University School of Law

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