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Author:

Olson, Walter K.

Title:

The excuse factory : how employment law is paralyzing the American workplace / Walter Olson.

Publisher:

Martin Kessler BooksFree Press,

Copyright Date:

c1997

Description:

378 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Labor laws and legislation--United States.
Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States.
Industrial relations--United States--Case studies.
Labor productivity--United States--Case studies.
Discriminatie.
Arbeidsverhoudingen.
Arbeidsproductiviteit.
Travail--Droit--États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'emploi--Droit--États-Unis.
Relations industrielles--États-Unis--Cas, Études de.
Productivité--États-Unis--Cas, Études de.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-367) and index.

Contents:

Pt. I. Tenure track. Hiring hell ; Tenure track ; All protected now ; Fear of flirting -- Pt. II. The age of accommodation. Mistaken identity ; The age of accommodation ; Accommodating demons ; Surprise farewells -- Pt. III. The excuse factory. The excuse factory ; Dropping the stretcher ; The new meaning of compliance -- Pt. IV. Kid gloves and brass knuckles. Kid gloves and brass knuckles ; Why business will miss unions ; Workplace cleansing -- Pt. V. The terms of cooperation. Our scofflaw bosses ; Secure in what? ; The terms of cooperation.

ISBN:

9780684827322
0684827328

LCCN:

97007114

Locations:

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids) — 344.7301

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)