Your Rights In The Workplace

8th edition Your Rights in the Workplace by Attorney Barbara Kate Repa always up to date The law changes, but Nolo is on top of it! We offer several ways to make sure you and your Nolo products are up to date: 1 Nolo’s Legal Updater 2 Updates @ Nolo.com 3 Nolo Customer Service We’ll send you an email whenever a new edition of this book is published! Sign up at www.nolo.com/legalupdater. Check www.nolo.com/update to find recent changes in the law that affect the current edition of your book. To make sure that this edition of the book is the most recent one, call us at 800-728-3555 and ask one of our friendly customer service representatives. Or find out at www.nolo.com. please note We believe accurate, plain-English legal information should help you solve many of your own legal problems. But this text is not a substitute for personalized advice from a knowledgeable lawyer. If you want the help of a trained professional—and we’ll always point out situations in which we think that’s a good idea—consult an attorney licensed to practice in your state. 8th edition Your Rights in the Workplace by Attorney Barbara Kate Repa Eighth edition JULY 2007 Legal research Trish Keady Terry McGinley Alayna Schroeder Cover design SUSAN PUTNEY Book design Terri Hearsh Proofreading Elaine Merrill Index thérèse shere Printing Consolidated printers, inc. Repa, Barbara Kate Your rights in the workplace / by Barbara Kate Repa. -- 8th ed., [rev.] p. cm. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-1-4133-0643-9 ISBN-10: 1-4133-0643-8 1. Labor laws and legislation--United States--Popular works. 2. Employee rights-United States--Popular works. I. Title. KF3455.Z9R47 2007 344.7301--dc22 2007002196 Copyright © 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2007 by Nolo. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the USA. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher and the author. Reproduction prohibitions do not apply to the forms contained in this product when reproduced for personal use. For information on bulk purchases or corporate premium sales, please contact the Special Sales ­Department. For academic sales or textbook adoptions, ask for Academic Sales. Call 800-955-4775 or write to Nolo, 950 Parker Street, B ­ erkeley, CA 94710. Acknowledgments Many people—both outside and inside Nolo—gave their time, expertise, and wise counsel to help make this tome possible initially. This eighth edition is made possible by the many workers since then who have shared their stories, their pains and gains. My heartfelt thanks to all. Table of Contents Rights in the Workplace 1 Your Analyzing Your Options............................