Recommended Titles and Treatises

Labor and Employment

Federal law of employment discrimination in a nutshell

by Mack Player. Thomson West. 6th edition. 2009.
332 pages. Updated by new edition.

This title provides a clear and concise overview of employment discrimination law. First part looks at topics such as the history of employment discrimination law, a discussion of employer coverage, and the differences between discrimination and affirmative action. The second section discusses providing violations and covers facial distinctions, non-facial distinctions in search of motive, using verbal evidence or circumstantial evidence to prove a motive, and mixed motives. The third section covers protected classes and special problems and the fourth section covers enforcement remedies.