Legal Resources for Non-Lawyers Employment Law

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1 Legal Resources for Non-Lawyers Employment Law Contents: Disabilities in the Workplace Discrimination in the Workplace Employee and Employer Rights Sexual harassment Workers Compensation Materials available at: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library 43 State House Station Augusta, Maine Phone: (207) TTY: (207) Fax: (207) Website: Compiled by the Reference Staff Updated November 2014

2 Disabilities and Discrimination in the Workplace The ABC's of EEO for small businesses and supervisors / The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Training Institute / Vienna, Va. : U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Training Institute, [2004] Y 3.EQ 2:8ES 7 The Americans with Disabilities Act: a primer for small business [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, [2001?] Y 3.EQ 2:2 AM 3/6 Americans with Disabilities Act handbook / Perritt, Henry H 4th ed., New York, N.Y.: Aspen Publishers, c2003 KF3469.P The Americans with Disabilities Act: questions and answers / [Washington, D.C.]: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division, [2006] Y 3.EQ 2:2 AM 3/2/2006 Employment discrimination / Lex K. Larson 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: M. Bender, 1994 KF3464.L37 Employment law answer book / Mark R. Filipp, James Ottavio Castagnera / Austin: Aspen Publishers, c2010 KF3319.F Equal employment opportunity... compliance guide / New York, NY: Aspen Publishers, c1999 KF3464.Z9 E The essential guide to federal employment laws / Lisa Guerin, J.D. & Amy DelPo, J.D Berkeley, Nolo, 2013 KF3455.G CA The essential guide to handling workplace harassment & discrimination / Deborah C. England Berkeley, Calif : Nolo, 2012 KF3464.E Federal disability law in a nutshell / by Ruth Colker, Adam A. Milani / St. Paul, Minn.: West/Thomson, c2010 KF480.T Federal law of employment discrimination in a nutshell / by Mack A. Player, Dean and Professor of Law, emeritus, Santa Clara University St. Paul, MN : West, [2013] KF3464.P

3 Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination: questions and answers / EEOC / Washington, D.C.: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, [2003] Y 3.EQ 2:2 D 63/11/2003 Handbook on disability discrimination law/john Parry. Washington, D.C. : American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, c2003 KF480.P Handbook on mental disability law / Parry, John, 1948 Washington, DC : ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, c2002 KF480.Z9 P Mental disability law, evidence, and testimony: a comprehensive reference manual for lawyers, judges, and mental disability professionals / John Parry, Eric Y. Drogin / Washington, DC : American Bar Association, Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, c2007 KF480.P Monograph on state disability discrimination laws: with 50 state charts on employment, public services, public accommodations, housing, and education / Washington, DC : American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, c2005 KF480.Z95 P Nolo's guide to social security disability: getting & keeping your benefits / David A. Morton III, M.D/ Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2014 HD U6 M Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act / William D. Goren / Chicago: American Bar Association, General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division, c2010 KF480.G Understanding the new disability and genetic discrimination laws, 2008 / Austin [Tex.]: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/CCH, c2008 KF3469.U Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell / by Jack B. Hood, Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr., Harold S. Lewis, Jr / St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, c2011 KF3615.Z9 H Your rights in the workplace / by Barbara Kate Repa / Berkeley, Calif.: Nolo, 2010 KF3455.R

4 Employee and Employer Rights Concepts and procedures in whistleblower law / Stephen Martin Kohn Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, 2001 KF3471.K Domestic partner benefits: an employer's guide / [by Todd A. Solomon]. Washington, D.C.: Thompson Pub. Group, c2008 KF3509.S54 COBRA handbook / New York, NY: Aspen Publishers, KF C Employee benefits answer book / Dorinda D. DeScherer, Terence M. Myers / Austin [Tex.] : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Aspen Publishers, c2010 KF3509.Z9 D Employee dismissal law and practice / Henry H. Perritt. / New York: Aspen Publishers, c2006 KF3471.P47 Employee privacy law / L. Camille Hébert Deerfield, IL: Clark Boardman Callaghan, c1993 KF3455.H4 The employee rights handbook: the essential guide for people on the job / Steven Mitchell Sack Rev. and updated New York: Warner Books, c2000 KF3455.Z9 S The employer's legal handbook / by Fred S. Steingold ; Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, c2013 KF3455.Z9 S Employment law answer book / Mark R. Filipp, James Ottavio Castagnera / Austin: Aspen Publishers, c2010 KF3319.F Employment law: from case intake to trial: presented Thursday, June 12, 2003, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland / Maine State Bar Association / Augusta, Me.: The Association, c2003 KF3319.Z99 M Employment law: hot topics and updates on what is new : presented Friday, October 7, 2005, Augusta Civic Center / Maine State Bar Association Augusta, Me. : The Association, c2005 KF3320.Z99 M Employment litigation handbook / Cathy Beveridge, editor / Chicago: American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, c2010 KF3464.E

5 The essential guide to family and medical leave / by Lisa Guerin & Deborah C. England. Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2012 KF3531.G Family and medical leave in a nutshell / Kurt H. Decker St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 2000 KF3531.Z9 D Family and Medical Leave Act, military family leave final regulations: Austin: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2008 KF3531.F Firing without fear: a legal guide for conscientious employers / Barbara Kate Repa 1st ed Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2000 KF3471.Z9 R The FMLA: Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act / by Will Aitchison. Portland, Ore.: LRIS Publications, 2003 KF3531.A Grievance guide / by Karen L. Ertel Arlington, VA : Bloomberg BNA, c2012 HD G Labor law in a nutshell / Douglas L. Leslie / St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, c2008 KF L Legal guide to human resources / Boston: Warren, Gorham & Lamont, c1994 KF3319.L34 Maine employer's handbook / Lawrence C. Winger / Auburn, Me.: Northern New England Law Publishers, c2009 KF3458.Z99 M225 Maine human resources manual: a guide to Maine and federal employment laws and regulations / Maine State Chamber of Commerce ; compiled by Lambert Coffin ; [by] John F. Lambert, Jr / Chicago, IL : American Chamber of Commerce Resources, LLC, 2013 KF3458.Z99 M224 Nolo's guide to social security disability: getting & keeping your benefits / David A. Morton III, M.D/ Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2014 HD U6 M Occupational safety and health law / Mark A. Rothstein / Eagan, MN: Thomson/West, c2005 KF3570.R Occupational safety and health law handbook / authors, Melissa A. Bailey, [et al.]. Lanham, Md.: Government Institutes, 2008 KF3570.O The OSHA answer book / Mark Moran / Orange Park, FL.: SafetyCertified.com, 2003 KF3570.Z9 M

6 Public employee discharge and discipline / Isidore Silver / New York: Aspen Publishers, c2001 KF5340.S The rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people: the authoritative ACLU guide to the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people / Nan D. Hunter, Courtney G. Joslin, Sharon M. McGowan. New York: New York University Press, 2004 KF Z9 H Social security, medicare & government pensions: get the most out of your retirement & medical benefits / by Joseph L. Matthews: with Dorothy Matthews Berman / Berkeley, Calif.: Nolo, 2010 KF3650.M Understanding the fair labor standards act: the FLSA... a compliance guide for employers / by Michael Murphy and Mark Waterfill. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, c2006 KF3490.M Understanding the new disability and genetic discrimination laws, Austin [Tex.]: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/CCH, c2008 KF3469.U Unjust dismissal / by Lex K. Larson; practice appendix by Philip Borowsky: New York, N.Y. (235 East 45th St., New York 10017) : M. Bender, 1985 KF3471.Z95 L37 Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell / by Jack B. Hood, Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr., Harold S. Lewis, Jr / St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, c2011 KF3615.Z9 H Your rights in the workplace / by Barbara Kate Repa / Berkeley, Calif.: Nolo, 2010 KF3455.R

7 Sexual Harassment Case dismissed: taking your harassment prevention training to trial / Carol Merchasin, Mindy Chapman, Jeff Polisky: [Chicago] : Section of State and Local Government Law American Bar Association, 2005 KF4758.M The essential guide to handling workplace harassment & discrimination / Deborah C. England Berkeley, Calif : Nolo, 2012 KF3464.E Questions & answers for small employers on employer liability for harassment by Supervisors / Washington, D.C.?]: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, [2000?] Y 3.EQ 2:2 EM 7/9 Sexual harassment in the public workplace [Chicago, IL]: Section of State and Local Government Law, American Bar Association, c2001 KF3467.A7 S

8 Workers Compensation Facts about Maine workers' compensation laws / prepared and distributed by Maine Workers' Compensation Board [Augusta, Me.]: The Board, 2013 KF3615.Z99 M2451 The law of workmen's compensation / Arthur Larson New York, Matthew Bender, 1952 KF3615.L3 Workers' compensation and employee protection laws in a nutshell / by Jack B. Hood, Benjamin A. Hardy, Jr., Harold S. Lewis, Jr / St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West, c2011 KF3615.Z9 H

9 Maine Legal Resources LAW LIBRARIES State of Maine Law & Legislative Reference Library 43 State House Station Augusta, ME Tel: (207) Donald L. Garbrecht Law Library University of Maine School of Law 246 Deering Avenue Portland, ME Tel: (207) COMPREHENSIVE COURT LAW LIBRARY Cleaves Law Library 142 Federal Street Portland, ME Tel: (207) Penobscot County Law Library Penobscot County Courthouse 78 Exchange Street Bangor, ME For more information on court law libraries, see

10 Available at the Maine State Law & Legislative Reference Library Maine Revised Statutes: These can be searched by words and title and section. Maine State Regulations or Rules: Maine Supreme Judicial Court Opinions Opinions available from January 1997 to present arranged by date Other useful court information located at the State of Maine Judicial Branch homepage Maine Rules of Court: Available at the Maine Judicial website: Maine Judicial Branch Forms and Fee Information Available at the Maine Judicial website: Maine Judicial Branch FAQ

11 Internet Legal Resources on Employment Law General Assistance: Help Me Law: Lawyer Referral & Information Service: -referral/lawyer-referral.aspx Pine Tree Legal Assistance: Nolo (employment law library) Legal Information Institute (discrimination) employment_discrimination Maine Disability Rights Center (disabilities) s.html Federal: United State Department of Labor United States Department of Justice (ADA page) United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Maine: Maine Human Rights Commission Maine Department of Labor ications/index.html Maine Workers Compensation Board