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Second class : how the elites betrayed America's working men and women / by Ungar-Sargon, Batya,1981-author.(CARDINAL)891897;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index.Part 1. Who is the American working class? Introduction to Part 1 ; Struggling ; Floating ; Rising -- Part 2. How can the lives of working-class Americans be improved? Introduction to Part 2 ; Good jobs ; Whose jobs? ; The benefits cliff ; Housing."America has broken its contract with its laboring class. So, how do we get back to the American Dream? How do we once again become the land of opportunity, the promised land where hard work and commitment to family are enough to protect you from poverty?It's not that hard actually. All it would take, as this book illustrates, is for those in power to once again respect the dignity of work-and the American worker"--
Subjects: Working class; American Dream.; Elite (Social sciences);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hiring your first employee : a step-by-step guide / by Steingold, Fred S.,1936-2017author.(DLC)n 80160318 ;
Deciding whether to hire an employee -- Avoiding legal pitfalls -- Setting the pay rate -- Considering benefits to offer -- Getting ready to hire -- Screening applicants and making a job offer -- Preparing for your employee's first day -- Maintaining employee files -- Dealing with health and safety concerns -- paying your employee -- Handling payroll and other taxes -- Deducting employment expenses -- Motivating your employee.
Subjects: Employee selection; Employees; Labor contract; Labor laws and legislation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unbroken chains : the hidden role of human trafficking in the American economy / by Ditmore, Melissa Hope,author.(CARDINAL)867127;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index."An urgent exposition of the pervasive human trafficking that lies just beneath the surface of the US economy--from the stories of its survivors. The years of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to light the exploitation of workers. In this moment of heightened visibility, Unbroken Chains demands that readers examine the hidden sector of American trafficked labor and understand its prevalence across our economy. Drawing from nearly two decades of research on US and international human trafficking, Melissa Hope Ditmore sets forth the harrowing stories of human trafficking survivors and grounds their accounts in the long history of US indentured servitude, looking to its iterations in chattel slavery, Chinese contract labor, and prison labor. In this groundbreaking investigation of American trafficking, Ditmore unveils the unnerving reality that forced labor permeates many industries beyond sex work: in almost every aspect of consumption, people who create our everyday necessities are working amid inescapable exploitation, often without pay. Unbroken Chains tells these workers' stories: They are nannies for New York City's diplomatic elites and door-to-door magazine salespeople in the American South. A trafficked person may have harvested your produce, sewn your clothes, or cleaned your apartment lobby. Ditmore offers readers an illuminating window on the world of forced labor, which exists within our own, and a road map for participating in its destruction. Unbroken Chains will include more than a dozen images, including detailed maps, archival pictures, and trafficking documents. Among these images are a modern map of the Sonoran Desert in the American Southwest, a bill of sale for an enslaved woman forced into sex work, letters from men in compulsory plantation labor after the Civil War, and 19th-century "white slave" panic propaganda." -
Subjects: Informational works.; Human trafficking; Human trafficking victims;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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The manager's legal handbook / by Guerin, Lisa,1964-author.(CARDINAL)372683; Barreiro, Sachi,author.(CARDINAL)624853;
Introduction -- Navigating the maze of employment law -- Hiring -- Compensation and hours -- Discrimination -- Personnel basics -- Time off -- Privacy -- Health and safety -- Unions -- Independent contractors -- Trade secrets -- Handling workplace problems -- Firing employees -- Layoffs -- Departing workers.If you supervise employees or independent contractors, The manager's Legal Handbook is the perfect resource. Need information about overtime? Want useful ideas on workplace policies? Have a question about trade secrets and need the answer now? This book provides everything you need to stay within the bounds of the law, including nformation on: hiring, discrimination and harassment, wages and hours, privacy, time off, workplace policies, and firing and layoffs. Designed for managers, business owners, and human resources professionals who need answers on the go, this book book covers the most common issues employers face.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Labor laws and legislation; Labor contract; Employee rights; Executives;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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A day's work [videorecording] / by DeSario, Dave,producer.; Garcia, David M.,producerdirector.; Alliance for the American Temporary Workforce.;
90 minutes before he was killed on his first day of work as a temporary employee, 21-year-old Day Davis texted a picture of himself to his girlfriend, excited for their future. Day's sister now searches for answers as an investigation reveals the troubling issues that led to Day's death, and how the $100 billion temporary staffing industry is putting millions of American workers at risk.
Subjects: Davis, Lawrence.; Contract system (Labor); Employment (Economic theory); Labor laws and legislation; Temporary employees; Temporary employment;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The gig economy / by Heing, Bridey,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For many, the gig economy is part of everyday life: it affects how our food and groceries are delivered, our transportation options, and where we stay when we travel. But while apps like Uber tend to receive the most attention, this shift in the labor market manifests in many different ways. Essentially, it applies to anyone who forgoes traditional full-time employment for temporary or contract-based work. A wide range of viewpoints consider how the gig economy has developed, its advantages and disadvantages for both workers and consumers, and whether regulation could help ensure its growth is beneficial to all involved"--10-12+9-12+
Subjects: Temporary employment; Part-time employment; Labor market; Job security; Labor;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Exporting America : why corporate greed is shipping American jobs overseas / by Dobbs, Lou.(CARDINAL)539601;
Assault on middle-class Americans -- What right to work? -- Working against ourselves -- Globalization -- The high cost of free trade -- The exporters -- The myths of outsourcing and free trade -- For the people? -- A simple choice -- Finding the solutions.
Subjects: Unemployment; Labor market; Contracting out; Corporations; Investments, Foreign, and employment; Foreign trade and employment; Globalization.; Free trade.; Labor supply.; Consumption (Economics); Consumer behavior; Unemployment.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The promise of dawn / by Snelling, Lauraine,author.(CARDINAL)344592;
"In 1910, Signe, her husband, and their boys emigrate from Norway to Minnesota, dreaming of one day owning a farm of their own. But the relatives they've come to stay with are harsh and demanding. As Signe's family is worked to the bone to repay the cost of their voyage, can she learn to trust God through this trial and hold on to hope for a better future?"--
Subjects: Religious fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Christian fiction.; Norwegians; Immigrant families; Farm life; Contract labor; Immigrants;
Available copies: 69 / Total copies: 74
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The manager's legal handbook / by Guerin, Lisa,1964-author.; Barreiro, Sachi,author.;
Navigating the maze of employment law -- Hiring -- Compensation and hours -- Discrimination -- Personnel Basics -- Time off -- Privacy -- Health and safety -- Unions -- Independent contractors -- Trade secrets -- Handling workplace problems -- Firing employees -- Layoffs -- Departing workers -- Appendix -- Index.Manage employees effectively while avoiding legal trouble. If you supervise employees or independent contractors, The Manager's Legal Handbook is the perfect resource. Need information about overtime? Want useful ideas on workplace policies? Have a question about trade secrets and need the answer now? This book provides everything you need to stay within the bounds of the law, including information: hiring, discrimination and harassment, wages and hours, privacy, time off, drug testing, and firing and layoffs. Designed for managers, business owners, and human resources professionals who need answers on the go, The Manager's Legal Handbook covers the most common issues employers face. The 10th edition is completely updated to reflect changes to discrimination laws, overtime rules, minimum wage laws, and more. It also provides updated information on the laws of each state, including paid sick leave and paid family leave laws.
Subjects: Labor laws and legislation; Labor contract; Employee rights; Executives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The promise of dawn [large print] / by Snelling, Lauraine,author.(CARDINAL)344592;
In 1910, Signe, her husband, and their boys emigrate from Norway to Minnesota, dreaming of one day owning a farm of their own. But the relatives they've come to stay with are harsh and demanding. As Signe's family is worked to the bone to repay the cost of their voyage, can she learn to trust God through this trial and hold on to hope for a better future?
Subjects: Large print books.; Christian fiction.; Fiction.; Norwegians; Families; Farm life; Contract labor; Immigrants;
Available copies: 31 / Total copies: 38
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