In order to be effective, federal ethics law must address sources of systematic corruption rather than simply address motives that individual government employees might have to betray the public trust (such as personal financial holdings or family relationships). Getting the Government America Deserves articulates a general approach to combating systemic corruption as well as some specific proposals for doing so. Federal ethics law is relatively unknown in legal academia and elsewhere outside of Washington, D.C., but it is binding on over one million federal employees. Lobbyists, federal contractors, lawyers and others who interact with the federal government are also deeply interested in federal ethics law and represent a surprisingly large market for a little-studied area of the law. Getting the Government America Deserves analyzes government ethics law from the perspective of an academic critic and that of a lawyer who was the chief White House ethics lawyer for two and a half years. Richard Painter argues that the existing ethics regime is in need of substantial reform since federal ethics laws fail to curtail conduct that undermines the integrity of government, such as political activity by federal employees and their interaction with lobbyists and interest groups. He also contends that in some other areas, such as personal financial conflicts of interest, there is too much complexity in regulatory and reporting requirements, and rules need to be simplified. Painter's solution includes strengthening the enforcement of ethics rules, reforming the lobbying industry, and changing a system of campaign finance that impedes meaningful government ethics reform.

Getting the Government America Deserves: How Ethics Reform Can Make a Difference

Painter, Richard W.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Oxford University Press

Cases and Materials on Employment Law is designed to help students meet the challenges set by what must be one of the most dynamic and controversial subjects in the law curriculum. During their course, students have to deal with extensive case law and a series of statutes containing provisions that are often complex; at the same time, they must develop an awareness of the social and political context in which employment law operates. This book contains a comprehensive and up-to-date selection of the major statutes, case law, codes of practice and EC Directives that relate to employment. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the important new developments in Transfer of Undertakings, looking specifically at the key case in this area, Oy Liikenne ab v Liskojarvi and another 25.1.01 Case C-172/99 [2001] IRLR 171, European Court of Justice. The book also charts the progress of the implementation by the UK of the revised Acquired Rights Directive 1998. On Equal Pay, the key cases of R v Secretary of State for Employment ex parte Seymour + Smith + Perez (No 2) [2000] IRLR 263 and Janstalldhetsombudsmannen v Orebro Lans Landsting Brunhoffer v Bank der Osterreichishen Postsparkasse [2001] are highlighted and discussed. The new Employment Bill 2001 is also included. On Sex Race and Disability Discrimination, the Race Discrimination Directive, Human Rights Act 1998, Sex Discrimination (Indirect Discrimination and Burden of Proof) Regulations 2001, Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulation 2000, Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 and the Creation of Disability Rights Commission Act 1999 are all now included. The book will also trace the progress on implementing the EU directive on fixed term work by the draft Fixed-Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations. New cases in the collection on this area now include Badeck & Others [2000] and Abrahamsson & Anderson v Fogelquist [2000] - both on positive action, and Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield Secondary School [2001] on homophobic abuse, as well as Jones v Post Office [2001] - on disability. On Health and Safety the two most important judgements relating to the scope of an employer's vicarious liability - Lister v Helsey Hall Ltd [2001] IRLR472, HL and Fenelly v Connex South Eastern Ltd [2001] IRLR 390, CA are both dealt with in helpful detail. On working time issues the leading case of R v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ex parte Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematographic and Theatre Union [2001] is also now included.

Cases and Materials on Employment Law

Holmes, Ann E. M.

Business

Oxford Univ. Pr.

This is the latest edition of the established and widely recommended Cases and Materials on Employment Law. The fifth edition offers comprehensive and accurate coverage of this dynamic and controversial subject. Clearly written and well researched this text provides a complete source of reference for students.

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Taking financial risks is an essential part of what banks do, but there’s no clear sense of what constitutes responsible risk. Taking legal risks seems to have become part of what banks do as well. Since the financial crisis, Congress has passed copious amounts of legislation aimed at curbing banks’ risky behavior. Lawsuits against large banks have cost them billions. Yet bad behavior continues to plague the industry. Why isn’t there more change? In Better Bankers, Better Banks, Claire A. Hill and Richard W. Painter look back at the history of banking and show how the current culture of bad behavior—dramatized by the corrupt, cocaine-snorting bankers of The Wolf of Wall Street—came to be. In the early 1980s, banks went from partnerships whose partners had personal liability to corporations whose managers had no such liability and could take risks with other people’s money. A major reason bankers remain resistant to change, Hill and Painter argue, is that while banks have been faced with large fines, penalties, and legal fees—which have exceeded one hundred billion dollars since the onset of the crisis—the banks (which really means the banks’shareholders) have paid them, not the bankers themselves. The problem also extends well beyond the pursuit of profit to the issue of how success is defined within the banking industry, where highly paid bankers clamor for status and clients may regard as inevitable bankers who prioritize their own self-interest. While many solutions have been proposed, Hill and Painter show that a successful transformation of banker behavior must begin with the bankers themselves. Bankers must be personally liable from their own assets for some portion of the bank’s losses from excessive risk-taking and illegal behavior. This would instill a culture that discourages such behavior and in turn influence the sorts of behavior society celebrates or condemns. Despite many sensible proposals seeking to reign in excessive risk-taking, the continuing trajectory of scandals suggests that we’re far from ready to avert the next crisis. Better Bankers, Better Banks is a refreshing call for bankers to return to the idea that theirs is a noble profession.

Better Bankers, Better Banks: Promoting Good Business through Contractual Commitment

Business & Money

Hill, Claire A.

Economics

University of Chicago Press

The law school casebook focuses on federal securities litigation and enforcement. Important causes of action and issues are addressed as they are likely to arise in actual litigation, thereby maximizing students’ preparation to represent clients in private litigation as well as in SEC and criminal enforcement actions. It includes in depth treatment of the relevant statutory provisions and rules and also class actions, SEC enforcement actions involving market manipulation and insider trading, criminal actions, proxy and tender offer fraud, international securities fraud, and securities arbitration. The casebook is suitable for a variety of two or three credit courses and seminars.

Securities Litigation and Enforcement: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

Nagy, Donna M.

Sachs, Margaret V.

West Group

"An extraordinary, unconventional work --beautifully written, at times profound, and accessible to anyone interested in gardening and garden design."

The Personal Garden: Its Parts, Its Plants, Its Value to Man

Richard W. Painter

Employment Rights

A new edition of the successful civil liberties guide, now updated to cover the Human Rights Act. It is the kind of book that everyone needs from time to time.

Puttick, Keith

Pluto Press

A new edition of the successful civil liberties guide, now updated to cover the Human Rights Act. It is the kind of book that everyone needs from time to time.

Second edition of this acclaimed reference handbook, fully revised and updated to include the latest British and European Employment legislation.

Employment Rights: A Reference Handbook

Holmes, Ann

Environmental & Natural Resources Law

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Getting the Government America Deserves: How Ethics Reform Can Make a Difference

Cases and Materials on Employment Law

Cases and Materials on Employment Law

Better Bankers, Better Banks: Promoting Good Business through Contractual Commitment

Securities Litigation and Enforcement: Cases and Materials (American Casebook Series)

The Personal Garden: Its Parts, Its Plants, Its Value to Man

Employment Rights

Employment Rights

Employment Rights: A Reference Handbook

Employment Rights: A Reference Handbook