Product Description

From the White House to your desk! LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW, written by a nationally renowned White House labor arbitrator, explores pay equity, age discrimination, disability discrimination, and employee privacy topics in a style that you can understand. It also details protection for contingent workers, the legality of employee involvement programs, and more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #440023 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 816 pages

About the Author
A member of the faculty at the Boston College Carroll School of Management since 1968 and chair of the Business Law Department for over a decade, Professor David P. Twomey has received numerous teaching and service awards at Boston College. He has written 32 editions of his textbooks and numerous articles on labor, employment, and business law topics. As Business Law Chair, he serves as a spokesperson for a strong legal and ethical component in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. He also has a special interest in curriculum development, serving four terms as chairman of his school's Education Policy Committee. Professor Twomey is also a nationally known labor arbitrator. In the context of impending nationwide railroad and airline strikes, his service includes appointments by Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush to eight Presidential Emergency Boards, whose recommendations served as the basis for the resolution of these labor disputes. Professor Twomey is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He is also a member of the Massachusetts, Florida, and federal Bars.