Employment Law: A Comprehensive Guide for the American Workplace

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Employment Law: A Comprehensive Guide for the American Workplace addresses the major issues facing employers today. The guide is an employment law handbook that contains expansive text with a brief overview of the history of federal employment laws in the U.S., the rationale behind these laws, and an extensive examination of both the legal and practical application of these laws in various workplace situations.

This employment law handbook is an invaluable resource for HR Managers, Operations Managers, and anyone else whose duties include supervision of employees or workplace management, as well as law firms, libraries, and foreign companies doing business in the U.S.

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Benefits

Covers federal law, as well as many state laws
Is used as both a general guide to U.S. employment law and a source of answers to frequently asked questions
Explores all aspects of the employment relationship, from the logistics of hiring to the nuances of managing and the complexities of ending that relationship, as well as compensation and benefits, tax, SOX requirements, financial integrity, employer liability, discrimination issues, and safety in the workplace
Assists in complying with the legal requirements that govern workplaces
Provides the information required to manage employer/employee interactions diplomatically, with specific guidance on what to say and what not to say
Is the most comprehensive employment law handbook for U.S. federal employment issues available, and the only guide on the market that is regularly updated
Includes useful supplementary materials

Topic Areas

Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
Civil liability of employers
Civil Rights Act
COBRA rights
Compensation and benefits
Compliance with emergency planning and prevention requirements
Deferred compensation plans
Documentation
Employee discipline
Employer obligations
Employment discrimination
Equal Pay Act
Executive Order 11246: Equal Employment Opportunity
Exit interviews
Fair Labor Standards Act
Federal Medical Leave Act
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act
Finding new employees
Hazard communication standard
Hiring logistics and procedures
Integrity in financial reporting
Involuntary discharge

Layoffs
Legal rights of spouses and children
Methods of compensation
Pension plans
Performance appraisals
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses
Records retention
Rehabilitation Act
Restrictive covenants
Retirement benefits
Rights to property
Selecting job candidates
Separation agreements
Setting employment parameters
Sexual harassment
Terminating public employees
Testing and checking
The employment relationship
Third-party lawsuits against employers
Understanding the legal system
Voluntary ending of employment
Workplace crime
Wrongful discharge lawsuits

Features

Case Studies	Illustrate nuances of legal interpretation and highlight the key points of precedent-setting decisions
Checklists, Do's and Don'ts, Charts	Enable quick reviews of important points to minimize risk, while charts allows quick location of important requirements relating to specific situations