Guide to Labor Law

By Daniel R. Campbell

This Pathfinder is intended to provide you with a listingof labor and employment law resourcesin the Law Library. Although the library holds sufficient materialsin this practice area,it is not intended to be an exclusive listing of all available materialsin this practice area.

General Materials
Statutory Protection
Contractual Protection
Tort Protection
Public Employment
Union/Management Relations
Legislation
Legislative History Materials
Online Resources
Internet Resources

GENERAL MATERIALS

New Jersey -- Look to these materials first.They will most likely help you answer any New Jersey labor or employmentlaw question you might have.

Jacobs, Labor and Employment Law in New Jersey, KFN 2131.Z9 J33
Alito, New Jersey Employment Law, Reserve KFN 2134.A4 A45
Positan, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law, KFN2134.Z9 N38

Nutshells

Leslie, Labor Law in a Nutshell, Reserve KF 3369 .3 .L39
Nolan, Labor Arbitration Law & Practice in a Nutshell, ReserveKF 3425.N64
Thomas, Sex Discrimination in a Nutshell, Reserve KF 4758.Z9 T48
Player, Federal Law of Employment Litigation Law in a Nutshell, ReserveKF 3464.Z9 P55

Hornbooks

Gorman, Labor Law, Basic Text, Reserve KF 3389.G67
Player, Employment Discrimination Law, Reserve KF 3464. P58
Lindemann & Grossman, Employment Discrimination Law, 3rd ed., ReserveKF 3464.S34

Treatises

Kheel, Labor Law, KF 3365.K47
ABA Section of Labor Relations Law, The Developing Labor Law, ReserveKF 3369.D48
Bakaly, Modern Law of Employment Relationships, KF 3457.B35
Specter & Finkin, Individual Employment Law & Litigation, KF3457.S63
Tobias, Litigating Wrongful Discharge Claims, KF 3471.T6
EEOC Compliance Manual, KF 3464.A6 E4
Litigating The Employment Discrimination Case (ICLE), KFN 2134.5.D5L58 1993
Larson, Employment Discrimination, KF 3464.L37
Eglit, Age Discrimination, KF 3465.E38
Richey, Manual on Employment Discrimination Law & Civil RightsActions in the Federal Courts, KF 3464.R53
Omilian, Sex-Based Employment Discrimination, KF 3467 .O48 1990
Employment Guide to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, , DOCNJ
A Guide for Employers to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination,KFN2134.5.D5 G84 1984, DOCNJ
Fersh, Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guidebookfor Management and People with Disabilities, KF 3469 .F47 1993
Burqdorf, Disability Discrimination in Employment Law, KF 3469 .B871995
Blank, Fetal Protection in the Workplace, KF 3467 .B57 1993
Perritt, Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, KF 3469 .P47 1990
Kohn, The Labor Lawyer=s Guide to the Rights and Responsibilities ofEmployee Whistleblowers, KF 3471 .K64 1988
Kohn, The Whistleblower Litigation Handbook, KF 3471.K645
Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts, KF 3457 .R47 1992
Blumrosen, Modern Law: The Law Transmission System and Equal EmploymentOpportunity, KF3464 .B56 1993
Blumrosen, Black Employment and the Law, KF3464 .B55

Looseleaf Services

Employment Coordinator (RIA), KF 3315.E46 [Not Current]
Collective Bargaining, Negotiations and Contracts (BNA), KF 3407.A8C6
EEOC Compliance Manual (BNA), KF 3464.A6 E4

Reporters

U.S. Reports, 1/3-4; 3/8-10
Federal Reporter, 1/6-8; 3/13-16
Federal Supplement, 1/9-11; 3/17-20
New Jersey Reporters, NJREF; 2/24; Advance Sheets on Reserve
New Jersey Administrative Reports, Reserve; Internet
Other State Reporters, 2nd floor
Regional Reporters, West Reading Gallery, 1st Floor
National Labor Relations Board, Decisions & Orders, US DOC LR 1.82/93-94

Commercial Reporters

Labor Cases (CCH), KF 3310.A2 L3 [Not Current]
Labor Relations Reporter (BNA), KF 3319.L32 (Master Index on Reserve)
Labor Relations Expeditor (BNA), KF 3319.L32 LRX
Labor Relations Reference Manual (BNA), KF 3319.L32 v.2
Wage & Hour Cases (BNA), KF 3319.L32 v.5-6A
Labor Arbitration Reports (BNA), KF 3319.L32 v.3
Labor Arbitration Awards (CCH), KF 9085.A6 C5
Employment Practices Decisions, KF 3464.A6 E46 [Not Current]
Fair Employment Practice Cases, KF 3319.L32 v.7-8B
Employment Discrimination Coordinator (RIA), KF 3464.A6 E47
Americans with Disabilities Cases (BNA), KF3319 .L32 v.10
NLRB Decisions (CCH), KF3362 .A2 L3
EEOC Decisions, KF 3464.A61 C62

Citators

Shepards Federal Labor Law Citations, 1/42
Shepards Federal Occupational Safety and Health Citations, 5/1

Annuals

NYU Conference on Labor, KF 3319.A2 C6
ABA Section of Labor Relations Law Proceedings, KF 3353.A41

Journals

Hofstra Labor Law Journal, Reserve & Periodicals
Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal, Reserve & Periodicals
Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Reserve & Periodicals
Labor Law Journal, Reserve & Periodicals
Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, Reserve & Periodicals

Audio

Gorman on Labor Law, Reserve

STATUTORY PROTECTIONS

General Indexes

New Jersey Statutes Annotated, Reserve, Reserve; NJREF; DOCRF, 2/60-61
United States Code, Reserve; 1/2-3; DOCRF; Superseded Editions, 3/1
Other State Code Indexes, 2nd Floor

Laws Against Discrimination

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et. seq.
Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et. seq.
The Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. 1981 et. seq.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. 626(e)
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 701 et. seq.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et. seq.
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. 623 et. seq.
Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et. seq.
Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C.A. 206d
The New Jersey Equal Pay Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.2

Sexual Harassment

The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1, et.seq.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. 2000e, et.seq.

Whistleblower Protection

The Conscientious Employee Protection Act (ACEPA@), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1,et. seq.
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A.10:5-12(d)
New Jersey Occupational Safety and Health Law, N.J.S.A. 34:6A-45
New Jersey Workers= Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-39.1

Family Leave

The New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11B-1 et. seq.
Federal Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. 2601 et. seq.

Unemployment Compensation Benefits

The Unemployment Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 42:21-1 et. seq.

Temporary Disability Insurance Benefits

The Temporary Disability Benefits Act, N.J.S.A. 43:21-25, et. seq.

Workers' Compensation Benefits

New Jersey Workers= Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1, et. seq.
Larson, Workmen=s Compensation, KF 3613.4.L3
Worker=s Compensation Law Reporter (CCH), KF 3616.4.C55
Employees Compensation Appeals Board Decisions, 2/92, USDOC L28.9

Wage and Hour Laws

The State Wage and Hour Law, N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a, et. seq.

Child Labor Laws

New Jersey Child Labor Law, N.J.S.A. 34:2-1 et. seq.

Employee Injuries

New Jersey Family Leave Act, N.J.S.A. 34:11B-1 et. seq.
Federal Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. 2601 et. seq.
New Jersey Workers= Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1, et. seq.
New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A.10:5-1, et. seq.

CONTRACTUAL PROTECTIONS

Negotiated Contracts

Restatement of Contracts, KF801 .A831
Savarese v. Pyrene Mfg. Co., 9 N.J. 595 (1952)
Shebar v. Sanyo Business Systems Corp., 111 N.J. 276 (1988)
Fregara v. Jet Aviation Business Jets, 764 F. Supp. 940 (D.N.J.1991).

Unilateral Contracts - Employee Handbook Claims ("Woolley Claims")

Restatement of Contracts, KF801 .A83
Woolley v. Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc., 99 N.J. 284 (1985)
Witkowski v. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc., 136 N.J. 385 (1994)
Nicosia v. Wakefern Food Corp., 136 N.J. 401 (1994)

TORT PROTECTION

Generally

Prosser & Keeton on Torts, 5th Ed., Reserve KF 1250.P7
Harper, James & Gray, Law of Torts, Reserve KF 1250.H38
Restatement (second) Torts, KF 1249 .A4

At-Will Doctrine

Bernard v. IMI Systems, Inc., 131 N.J. 91 (1993)
Woolley v. Hoofman-LaRoche, Inc., 99 N.J. 284 (1985)

Public Policy Exception to At-will Doctrine

National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 141 et. seq.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et.seq.
New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10"5-1 et. seq.
Pierce v. Ortho Pharmaceuticals Corp., 84. N.J. 58 (1980)

Negligence

New Jersey Workers= Compensation Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15-1, et. seq.
See, At-will Doctrine; Noye v. Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.,238 N.J.Super. 430 (App. Div. 1990).

Misrepresentation and Fraud

See,Bilotti v. Accurate Forming Corp., 39 N.J. 184 (1963)
See,Shebar v. Sanyo Business Systems Corp., 218 N.J.Super. 111 (1988)

Interference with Contractual Relations

See,Printing Mart v. Sharp Electronics, 116 N.J. 739(1989)

Infliction of Emotional Distress

See, Hume v. Bayer, 178 N.J. Super. 310 (Law Div. 1981)

Privacy

Prosser & Keeton on the Law of Torts, KF 1250.P7
Restatement (Second ) Torts, KF 1249.A4 A425
See,Hennessey v. Coastal Eagle Point Oil Co., 129 N.J.81 (1992)
See,Rumbauskas v. Cantor, 138 N.J. 173 (1994)
See,Bisbee v. John C. Conover Agency, Inc., 186 N.J.Super 335 (App. Div. 1982)
See,Smyth v. Pillsbury Co., 914 F.Supp. 97 (E.D. Pa.1996)

Defamation

Prosser & Keeton on the Law of Torts, KF 1250.P7
Restatement (Second ) Torts, KF 1249.A4 A425
See,Printing Mart v. Sharp Electronics, 116 N.J. 739(1989)
See,Ward v. Zelikovsky, 136 N.J. 516 (1994)

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Generally

New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act, N.J.S.A. 34:13A-1 et.seq.
The New Jersey Public Transportation Act, N.J.S.A. 27:25-1 et. seq.
Public Employee Relations Ccommission Rules, N.J.A.C. 19:11-1.1 et.seq.
The Judicial Employees Unification Act, N.J.S.A. 2B:11-1 et. seq.
The Tenure Act, N.J.S.A. 18A:28-1 to 18

Reporters

Public Bargaining Cases, KF 3409.P72.Z953 [Not Current]
Government Employee Relations Report (BNA), KF 3366.G6 [Not Current]
National Public Employment Reporter (LRP), KF 5365 A6N3 [Not Current]
Public Sector Arbitration Awards (LRP), KF 3450.P8 P83 [Not Current]
Federal Labor Relations Authority Decisions, 2/111, USDOC Y3.F31/21
Merit System Protection Board Decisions, 2/94, USDOC MS 1.10
New Jersey Public Employer-Employee Relations (ICLE), HD 8008.A1 N481969-80
New Jersey Public Employee Reporter, DOCNJ

UNION/MANAGEMENT LABOR RELATIONS

Generally

National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 141 et. seq.
Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 141 et. seq.
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. 401 et.seq.

LEGISLATION

New Jersey

New Jersey Session Law Service Advance Sheets, Reserve; DOCRF KFN 1831
New Jersey Legislative Services Slip Laws, NJREF
Legislative Index of New Jersey, DOCRF
New Jersey Legislature's website: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us

Federal

Congressional Index (CCH), DOCRF., KF 49.C6
CIS Annual, DocRef., DOCRF KF.C62
United States Congress Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY MATERIALS

New Jersey

Laws of New Jersey, NJREF; 2/23
New Jersey Session Laws Advance Sheets, NJREF; 2/23
New Jersey Legislature's website: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
New Jersey State Library Website: http://www.njstatelib.org/cyberdesk/lh9899/lh9899.htm.

Federal

United States Code Congressional & Administrative News, DOCRF KF48.U54; 1/1
United States Congress Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html

ONLINE SOURCES

Lexis

Employment Library
Labor Library
Law Review Library
-News Library

Westlaw

Civil Rights Databases
Labor and Employment Databases
Law Review Databases
News Databases

INTERNET RESOURCES

Internet Addresses

Guide to Labor Law

Contents

GENERAL MATERIALS

STATUTORY PROTECTIONS

CONTRACTUAL PROTECTIONS

TORT PROTECTION

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

UNION/MANAGEMENT LABOR RELATIONS

LEGISLATION

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY MATERIALS

ONLINE SOURCES

INTERNET RESOURCES