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The labor centers comprehensive publications on workers rights can be used by workers and their representatives, lawyers, hr professionals, and students who want to learn more about workers rights in california and nationally. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. This fine and long overdue book reveals the shameful distance between pretense and reality in respect to worker rights in the united states. In this article, well discuss the rights that every employee in california has regardless of your position or length of time employed. An abridged version of california workers compensation law, this latest edition of herlick, california workers compensation handbook is an ideal resource for employers, insurance professionals, and others involved with workers compensation issues this handy volume includes coverage of both sb 863 and sb 899 reform legislation and the almaraz.
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