Meant to help both employees and employers avoid problems by generally explaining the law of the workplace and suggesting places to turn for further information concerning particular situations, this booklet is presented in a question/answer format. The areas covered and their subtopics are as follows: (1) recruiting and hiring; (2) employees' rights and responsibilities on the job--wages and hours, job safety, employee privacy, unions and collective bargaining, discrimination, unique rights of government employees, and performance reviews and discipline; (3) out of work--job security, unemployment benefits, social security disability, workers' compensation, special disability plans; and (4) planning for retirement--social security, pension plans. The booklet concludes with a section on where to get more information. (JB)