Protect Yourself from Business Lawsuits: An Employee's Guide to Avoiding Workplace Liability (Paperback or Softback)

Schweich, Thomas a.

ISBN 10: 0684856557 / ISBN 13: 9780684856551

Published by Scribner Book Company 3/2/2000, 2000

Protect Yourself from Business Lawsuits: An Employee's Guide to Avoiding Workplace Liability. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780684856551

Synopsis:

THE ESSENTIAL BOOK EVERY EMPLOYEE NEEDS TO AVOID WORKPLACE LIABILITY
Corporate litigation has spun out of control and can cost up to 10 percent of overall earnings. Changes in the law enabling lawyers to mount business tort claims have caused damages to soar sky-high. In this groundbreaking book, Thomas Schweich, a pioneer in the field of preventive law, turns the tables and offers managers and all employees who act as agents a manual for avoiding the mistakes that could land them in court.
In comprehensible layman's terms, Schweich shows employees from companies of all kinds and sizes how to avoid lawsuits by analyzing the Eight Big Mistakes that can lead to litigation, with examples culled from his experiences at Bryan Cave, LLP, leaders in preventive law.
This book will benefit all employees -- from the CEO of a major corporation to the average deal-making employee. An invaluable tool for avoiding workplace liability, Protect Yourself from Business Lawsuits is a must-read for every businessperson.

About the Author: Thomas A. Schweich is a partner in the St. Louis office of Bryan Cave, LLP. His practice focuses on the negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation of commercial and government disputes. He also conducts training seminars for corporate clients and trade groups on how to avoid lawsuits. A graduate of Yale and Harvard Law School, he lives in St. Louis with his wife and two children. For more information on preventive law, visit his Web site, www.tomschweich.com.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Protect Yourself from Business Lawsuits: An ...
Publisher: Scribner Book Company 3/2/2000
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback or Softback
Condition: New
Book Type: Book