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What To Do When the U.S. Department of Labor Comes to Campus: Wage and Hour Law in Higher Education.
Flygare, Thomas J. – 1999
This pamphlet provides guidelines to higher education institutions for responding to U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigations and complying in general with the wage and hour provisions of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). It provides a hypothetical case study to illustrate some of the basic principles of the FLSA in regard to colleges…
Descriptors: Colleges, Compensation (Remuneration), Court Litigation, Employer Employee Relationship
Hendrickson, Robert M.; Lee, Barbara A. – 1983
The major legal issues pertaining to academic employment are examined. Four areas affecting higher education are analyzed in depth: employment practices, equal pay, developing issues under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and financial exigency. In addition, guidelines for evaluating current institutional academic employment practices…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Employment Practices
Baldwin, David A. – 1996
This handbook offers "how to" guidance on library management and provides a single source for laws, regulations, executive orders, guidelines, and court decisions on employee and employer rights and responsibilities. Detailed information is provided on: recruiting and selecting personnel; the employment relationship; wages and hours;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Civil Liberties, Disabilities, Employee Responsibility

Valian, Virginia. – Academe, 1998
Examines cognitive processes that distort judgments about men and women thus perpetuating discriminatory practices in the professions and in academe. Cites studies of salary, rank, and tenure discrepancies and notes various unarticulated beliefs about gender that present obstacles to women's advancement. Affirmative action and institutional…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Educational Environment
Harrington, Penny E. – 2000
This document presents information, guidelines, and resource materials to help law enforcement administrators address issues related to recruiting and retaining women in law enforcement. Its 14 chapters contain the following sections: statement of the problem; legal issues; possible solutions, model policies, and practices; expert assistance,…
Descriptors: Awards, Career Ladders, Check Lists, Compliance (Legal)